Kimberlites, Orangeites, and Related Rocks

Author:   Roger H. Mitchell
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
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9781461358220


Pages:   410
Publication Date:   20 October 2012
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Many people have contributed to the production of this book, and I wish to acknowledge the following colleagues who have, over the past 15 years, contributed much discussion, preprints, thin sections, rock samples, and unpublished and/or difficult-to- obtain information: Steve Bergman, Roger Clement, Howard Coopersmith, Barry Dawson, Alan Edgar, Tony Erlank, Steve Haggerty, Barry Hawthorne, Bram Janse, Viktoria Komilova, Sergei Kostrovitskii, Henry Meyer, Peter Nixon, Nick Rock, Mike Skinner, Patricia Sheahan, Simon Shee, Barbara Scott Smith, Andy Spriggs, Ken Tainton, Larry Taylor, Nikolai Vladykin, Allan Woolley, and Peter Wyllie. Special thanks go to Henry Meyer, for providing many hours of microprobe time at Purdue University, and to Mike Skinner, for samples and the opportunity to examine the Anglo-American Research Laboratory collection of orangeites. Particular thanks are expressed to Ken Tainton for permission to quote data from his Ph.D. thesis. Particular gratitude is expressed to Sam Spivak for drafting and photographic work and to Anne Hammond for preparing many polished thin sections of these difficult rocks. Their dedication, skills, and attention to detail are greatly appreciated by the author. Others from Lakehead University who helped materially during the production of this work include Reino Viitala (thin sections), Alan MacKenzie (electron microscopy), and Shelley Moogk-Pickard (trace element analysis). Carl Hager is thanked for assistance in using the Purdue microprobe.

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Author:   Roger H. Mitchell
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.810kg
ISBN:  

9781461358220


ISBN 10:   1461358221
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   20 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Kimberlites and Orangeites.- 1.1. Etymology of Group I and II Kimberlites.- 1.2. Definitions of Cryptogenic and Primary Phases.- 1.3. The Hybrid Nature of Kimberlites and Orangeites.- 1.4. Philosophy and Principles of Classification.- 1.5. Mineralogical Comparisons between Kimberlites and Orangeites.- 1.6. Definitions of Orangeites and Kimberlites.- 1.7. Age and Distribution of Orangeites.- 1.8. Occurrences of Orangeites.- 1.9. Textural—Genetic Classifications of Petrological Clans….- 1.10. Petrographic Characteristics of Orangeite.- 1.11. Petrographic Differences with Respect to Kimberlites.- 1.12. Petrographic Differences with Respect to Lamproites.- 2. Mineralogy of Orangeites.- 2.1. Mica.- 2.2. Clinopyroxene.- 2.3. Olivine.- 2.4. Spinel.- 2.6. Perovskite.- 2.7. Phosphates.- 2.8. Amphiboles—Potassium Richterite.- 2.9. Potassium Feldspar.- 2.10. Ilmenite.- 2.11. Rutile.- 2.13. Carbonates.- 2.14. Other Minerals.- 2.15. Summary.- 3. Geochemistry of Orangeites.- 3.1. Contamination and Alteration.- 3.2. Primary Magma Compositions.- 3.3. Major Element Geochemistry.- 3.4. First-Period Transition Elements.- 3.5. Incompatible Elements.- 3.6. Inter-Element Relationships.- 3.7. Peridotite Mixing and Assimilation.- 3.8. Radiogenic Isotopes.- 3.9. Stable Isotopes.- 3.10. Summary.- 4. Petrogenesis of Orangeites and Kimberlites.- 4.1. Geochemical Models of Orangeite Petrogenesis Involving Limited Partial Melting of Lherzolitic Sources.- 4.2. Experimental Evidence Pertaining to Orangeite Petrogenesis.- 4.3. Petrogenesis of Archetypal Kimberlites—Recent Hypotheses...- 4.4. Geodynamic Models of Kimberlite and Orangeite Genesis.- 4.5. Petrogenesis of the Orangeite Clan.- 4.6. Petrogenesis of the Kimberlite Clan.- 4.7. Relationships of Orangeites to Kimberlites, Lamproites,and Other Ultrapotassic Magmas.- 4.8. Primary Diamond Deposits.- Postscript.- References.

Reviews

'Superb...Mitchell has clearly established himself as an authority in his field. He writes with admirable clarity and his mastery of the literature of this vast subject is both encylopaedic and discerning ... [This book] is an outstanding good contribution to petrology.' Geological Magazine


`Superb...Mitchell has clearly established himself as an authority in his field. He writes with admirable clarity and his mastery of the literature of this vast subject is both encylopaedic and discerning ... [This book] is an outstanding good contribution to petrology.' Geological Magazine


`Superb...Mitchell has clearly established himself as an authority in his field. He writes with admirable clarity and his mastery of the literature of this vast subject is both encylopaedic and discerning ... [This book] is an outstanding good contribution to petrology.' Geological Magazine


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