Metamorphic evolution of diamond-bearing and associated rocks from the Kokchetav Massif, northern Kazakhstan

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 479-496

  Zhang, R Y ^a   Liou, J G ^a   Ernst, W G ^a   Coleman, R G ^a   Sobolev, N V ^b   Shatsky, V S ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Diamond; Eclogite; K feldspar lamellae; Kokchetav Massif; UHP; Whiteschist

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; ECLOGITE; GNEISS; MARBLE; METAMORPHISM; SCHIST;

KAZAKHSTAN, KOKCHETAV MASSIF;

EID: 0031434577     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1997.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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