Unusual mineral inclusions and carbon isotopes of alluvial diamonds from Bingara, eastern Australia

Lithos

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 51-66

  Davies, Rondi M ^a   Griffin, William L ^a,b   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^a   Andrew, Anita S ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Diamond inclusions; Eclogitic diamonds; Nitrogen isotopes; Rodingite; Subduction

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIAMOND; INCLUSION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037962374     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(03)00048-3     Document Type: Article

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