Infrared and Raman spectroscopic observations of Central African carbonado and implications for its origin

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 387-393

  Kagi, Hiroyuki ^a   Fukura, Satoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbonado; Diamond; Fluid inclusions; Infrared absorption spectra; Raman spectra; Residual pressure

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; WATER ABSORPTION;

ACID LEACHING TREATMENTS; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; CARBONADO; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; DEGREE OF AGGREGATION; FLUID INCLUSION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC; RESIDUAL PRESSURES;

DIAMOND DEPOSITS;

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; DIAMOND; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; FLUID INCLUSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 47249090861     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1817     Document Type: Article

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