Microdiamonds in a megacrystic garnet websterite pod from Bardane on the island of Fjørtoft, western Norway: Evidence for diamond formation in mantle rocks during deep continental subduction

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 959-962

  van Roermund, Herman L M ^a   Carswell, D Anthony ^a   Drury, Martyn R ^a   Heijboer, Tjerk C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Diamond; Garnet peridotite; Subduction fluids; Western Gneiss region

Indexed keywords

DEEP CONTINENTAL SUBDUCTION;

DIAMONDS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); ROCKS; TECTONICS;

GEOLOGY;

DIAMOND; GARNET; GEOCHEMISTRY; INCLUSION; MANTLE SOURCE; PERIDOTITE; SUBDUCTION;

NORWAY;

EID: 2242489134     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0959:MIAMGW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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