Diamond genesis, mantle fractionations and mantle nitrogen content: A study of δ13C-N concentrations in diamonds

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 185, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 85-98

  Cartigny, Pierre ^a   Harris, Jeff W ^b   Javoy, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Isotopes; Mantle; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIAMOND; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE; NITROGEN;

EID: 0035046427     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00357-5     Document Type: Article

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