Ultrahigh pressure macro diamonds from Copeton (New South Wales, Australia), based on Raman spectroscopy of inclusions

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 76-86

  Barron, L M ^a   Barron, B J ^b   Mernagh, T P ^c   Birch, W D ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b Geoscience Australia ^*  (Australia)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Coesite; Diamond; Diopside; Grossular; Olivine; Omphacite; Raman; Strain birefringence; Ultrahigh pressure

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; DIAMONDS; GARNETS; OLIVINE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

COESITE; DIOPSIDE; GROSSULAR; OMPHACITE; RAMAN; STRAIN BIREFRINGENCE; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE;

DIAMOND DEPOSITS;

EID: 67349275679     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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