Noble gas and halogen geochemistry of mantle fluids: Comparison of African and Canadian diamonds

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 717-732

  Johnson, L H ^a   Burgess, R ^a   Turner, G ^a   Milledge, H J ^b   Harris, J W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; FLUID COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HALOGEN; MANTLE; NOBLE GAS;

EID: 0033996427     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00336-1     Document Type: Article

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