Metasomatic diamond growth: A multi-isotope study (13C, 15N, 33S, 34S) of sulphide inclusions and their host diamonds from Jwaneng (Botswana)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 282, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 79-90

  Thomassot, E ^a,b   Cartigny, P ^a   Harris, J W ^c   Lorand, J P ^d   Rollion Bard, C ^e   Chaussidon, M ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

isotopes (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur); mass independent fractionation of sulphur isotopes; metasomatic diamond growth; suphide bearing diamond

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BOTSWANA; CARBON AND NITROGENS; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; DERIVED CARBONS; EARTH'S MANTLES; FORMATION MECHANISMS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; IN-SITU; INCLUSIONS IN DIAMONDS; ISOCHRONS; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; ISOTOPIC STUDIES; MANTLE ROCKS; MASS-INDEPENDENT FRACTIONATION OF SULPHUR ISOTOPES; METASOMATIC DIAMOND GROWTH; MINERAL INCLUSIONS; MODEL SYSTEMS; MULTI COLLECTORS; NEGATIVE VALUES; NI CONTENTS; P TYPES; RE EQUILIBRATIONS; SULPHIDE MINERALS; SUPHIDE-BEARING DIAMOND;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMIUM; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIAMONDS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FRACTIONATION; INCLUSIONS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; MINERALS; MINING; NITROGEN; OSMIUM; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR;

DIAMOND DEPOSITS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIAMOND; ECLOGITE; ENRICHMENT; FLUID INCLUSION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE SOURCE; MELT INCLUSION; METASOMATISM; PERIDOTITE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; JWANENG; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67349187942     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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