A noble gas study of cubic diamonds from Zaire: Constraints on their mantle source

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2335-2345

  Wada, Naoko ^a   Matsuda, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Democratic Republic Cargo; Diamonds; Mantle; Noble gas

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; MANTLE; NOBLE GAS;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

EID: 0032464769     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00139-2     Document Type: Article

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