Carbonates from the lower part of transition zone or even the lower mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 260, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Brenker, Frank E ^a   Vollmer, Christian ^b   Vincze, Laszlo ^c   Vekemans, Bart ^d   Szymanski, Anja ^a   Janssens, Koen ^d   Szaloki, Imre ^e   Nasdala, Lutz ^f   Joswig, Werner ^a   Kaminsky, Felix ^g  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^g KM Diamond Exploration Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

inclusions in diamond; Juina; mantle heterogeneity; Raman spectroscopy; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

DEEP EARTH CARBONATES; MANTLE HETEROGENEITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAMONDS; FLUORESCENCE; INCLUSIONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBONATES;

CARBONATE; DEPOSITION; DIAMOND; LOWER MANTLE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION ZONE; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447262826     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.02.038     Document Type: Article

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