On the possibility of a kinetic fractionation of nitrogen stable isotopes during natural diamond growth

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1571-1576

  Cartigny, Pierre ^a   Harris, Jeff W ^b   Taylor, Andrew ^c   Davies, Randi ^a,d   Javoy, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Diamond Trdg Co Res Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; FRACTIONATION; KIMBERLITE; KINETICS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PETROGENESIS;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0344950405     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(03)00028-0     Document Type: Article

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