Antiquity of peridotitic diamonds from the Siberian craton

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 151, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 271-277

  Richardson, S H ^a   Harris, J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cratons; Diamond; Garnet group; Mantle; Peridotites; Siberia

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; MANTLE; PERIDOTITE; PROTEROZOIC; SAMARIUM/NEODYMIUM DATING;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SIBERIA;

EID: 0031426838     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)81853-5     Document Type: Article

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