Nitrogen isotopes in peridotitic diamonds from Fuxian, China: The mantle signature

Terra Nova

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 175-179

  Cartigny, Pierre ^a   Boyd, Stuart R ^a   Harris, Jeff W ^b   Javoy, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE; DIAMOND; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

CHINA, FUXIAN PROVINCE;

EID: 0031391082     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.1997.d01-26.x     Document Type: Article

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