Evidence for the transition zone origin of some [Mg,Fe]O inclusions in diamonds

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 183, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Gasparik, Tibor ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discontinuities; Inclusions; Magnesiowustite; Periclase; Transition zones

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; DISCONTINUITY; INCLUSION; MAGNESIOWUSTITE; MANTLE PROCESS; PERICLASE; TRANSITION ZONE;

EID: 0034531679     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00254-5     Document Type: Article

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