Intragrain variation in δ13C and nitrogen concentration associated with textural heterogeneities of carbonado

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1283-1296

  Yokochi, Reika ^a   Ohnenstetter, Daniel ^b   Sano, Yuji ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argon concentration; Brazil; Carbon isotopes; Carbonado; Cathodoluminescence; Diamond; Nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; DIAMONDS; FILMS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; INERT GASES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; NITROGEN; NONMETALS; PETROGRAPHY; SINTERING; TEXTURES;

ARGON CONCENTRATION; BRAZIL; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBONADO; DIAMOND; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

ARGON ISOTOPE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAMOND; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; TEXTURE;

EID: 59749105094     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.46.5.1283     Document Type: Article

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