The internal structure of microdiamonds from the Udachnaya kimberlite pipe

Geologiya i Geofizika

Volumn , Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-120

  Zedgenizov, D A ^a   Rylov, G M ^a   Shatsky, V S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Microdiamonds; Morphology; Nitrogen defects; Udachnaya pipe

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644449169     PISSN: 00167886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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