"Equilibrium" and "non-equilibrium" diamond crystals from deposits in the east European platform, as revealed by infrared absorption data

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-184

  Khachatryan, Galina K ^a   Kaminsky, Felix V ^a  

^a KM Diamond Exploration Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Diamond; East European platform; Hydrogen; Infrared absorption; Nitrogen; Russia

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIAMONDS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

DIAMOND CRYSTALS;

CRYSTALS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIAMOND; HYDROGEN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KIMBERLITE; NITROGEN;

EAST EUROPEAN PLATFORM; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0038217081     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.41.1.171     Document Type: Article

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