Generation history of carbonado inferred from photoluminescence spectra, cathodoluminescence imaging, and carbon-isotopic composition

American Mineralogist

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 217-224

  Kagi, Hiroyuki ^a   Sato, Shuichi ^b,d   Akagi, Tasuku ^c   Kanda, Hisao ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; Carbonado; Cathodoluminescence; Diamond; Photoluminescence; Radiation damage

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; DIAMONDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RADIATION DAMAGE; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TEXTURES;

CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; CARBONADO; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE IMAGES; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE IMAGING; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; DIFFERENT THERMAL HISTORY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; DIAMOND; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RADIATION DAMAGE; RESIDUAL STRESS;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846436113     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2007.1957     Document Type: Article

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