Subduction-related diamonds? - The evidence for a mantle-derived origin from coupled δ13C - δ15N determinations

Chemical Geology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 147-159

  Cartigny, Pierre ^a   Harris, Jeff W ^b   Phillips, David ^c   Girard, Michel ^a   Javoy, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIAMOND; MANTLE; NITROGEN; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 0032523715     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00178-2     Document Type: Article

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