Archean diamonds from Wawa (Canada): Samples from deep cratonic roots predating cratonization of the Superior Province

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 737-750

  Stachel, Thomas ^a   Banas, Anetta ^a   Muehlenbachs, Karlis ^a   Kurszlaukis, Stephan ^b   Walker, Edward C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

^c Petrologic Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CARBON ISOTOPE; CRATON; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIAMOND; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646857069     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-006-0090-7     Document Type: Article

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