Experimental investigation of the origin of majoritic garnet inclusions in diamonds

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 170-180

  Gasparik, T ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep mantle; Majoritic garnet inclusions in diamonds; Multianvil experiments; Phase relations

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; GARNET; INCLUSION; MAJORITE; MANTLE; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 0036250324     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-001-0223-5     Document Type: Article

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