Experimental characterization of diamond crystallization in melts of mantle silicate-carbonate-carbon systems at 7.0-8.5 GPa

Geochemistry International

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 531-553

  Litvin, Yu A ^a   Litvin, V Yu ^a   Kadik, A A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; SILICATES;

CARBON SYSTEMS; ECLOGITE; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION;

DIAMONDS;

CARBONATE SYSTEM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTALLIZATION; DIAMOND; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; NUCLEATION; SILICATE MELT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 46949101032     PISSN: 00167029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016702908060013     Document Type: Article

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