Diamond precipitation and mantle metasomatism - evidence from the trace element chemistry of silicate inclusions in diamonds from Akwatia, Ghana

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 143-154

  Stachel, Thomas ^a   Harris, Jeff W ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE METASOMATISM; MINERAL INCLUSION; TRACE ELEMENT;

GHANA;

EID: 0031389919     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004100050328     Document Type: Article

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