TEM imaging and analysis microinclusions in diamonds: A close look at diamond-growing fluids

American Mineralogist

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 353-365

  Klein BenDavid, Ofra ^a   Wirth, Richard ^b   Navon, Oded ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Crystal structure; Halide; High density fluid; High silica mica; Multi phase assemblage; Secondary minerals

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CARBONATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICA; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SILICA; SILICATES; SILICON; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; HALIDE; HIGH SILICAS; IMMISCIBLE COMPONENTS; INTERNAL MORPHOLOGY; PHASE ASSEMBLAGES; TEM SAMPLE PREPARATION;

DIAMONDS;

CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIAMOND; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; FLUID INCLUSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33745954602     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2006.1864     Document Type: Article

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