Diffusive relaxation of carbon and nitrogen isotope heterogeneity in diamond: A new thermochronometer

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 35-43

  Koga, Kenneth T ^a   Van Orman, James A ^b   Walter, Michael J ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Carbon; Diamond; Diffusion; Nitrogen; Residence time; Thermochronometer; Zoning

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIAMOND; DIFFUSION; HETEROGENEITY; MANTLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; ZONING;

EID: 0242286108     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(03)00141-9     Document Type: Article

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