The trace element composition of silicate inclusions in diamonds: A review

Lithos

Volumn 77, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1-19

  Stachel, Thomas ^a   Aulbach, Sonja ^b,c   Brey, Gerhard P ^b   Harris, Jeff W ^d   Leost, Ingrid ^b   Tappert, Ralf ^a,b   Viljoen, K S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e De Beers Diamond Research Laboratory   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Garnet; Inclusion in diamond; Lithosphere; Lower mantle; Majorite; Metasomatism; REE; Subduction

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; INCLUSION; KIMBERLITE; SILICATE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 17744364691     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.03.027     Document Type: Article

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