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An alternative hypothesis for the origin of West African kimberlites

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  1. DAVID A. HASTINGS

    Present address: Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, 49931, USA

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  1. Ghana Geological Survey Department, PO Box 93, Takoradi, Ghana

    DAVID A. HASTINGS

  2. Department of Geology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208

    W. E. SHARP

  3. Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, 49931

    DAVID A. HASTINGS

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HASTINGS, D., SHARP, W. An alternative hypothesis for the origin of West African kimberlites. Nature 277, 152–153 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/277152c0

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