Constraining diamond metasomatic growth using C- and N-stable isotopes: Examples from Namibia

Lithos

Volumn 77, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 359-373

  Cartigny, Pierre ^a   Stachel, Thomas ^b,c   Harris, Jeff W ^d   Javoy, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diamond; Metasomatism; Namibia; Nitrogen; Placer deposit; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GEOCHEMISTRY; METASOMATISM; PARAGENESIS;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17744384271     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.03.024     Document Type: Article

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