Abstract
Within kimberlite intrusions there are included fragments of a wide variety of rock types. Minerals derived from their fragmentation are incorporated into the host kimberlite, thereby giving it an extremely complex and hybrid mineralogy.
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Dawson, J.B. (1980). Xenoliths in Kimberlite. In: Kimberlites and Their Xenoliths. Minerals and Rocks, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67742-7_7
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