Systematic regional variations in diamond carbon isotopic composition and inclusion chemistry beneath the Orapa kimberlite cluster, in Botswana

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 776-784

  Deines, Peter ^a   Stachel, Thomas ^b   Harris, Jeff W ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; Damtshaa; Diamond; Letlhakane; Orapa; Regional variation

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIAMOND; GEOCHEMISTRY; INCLUSION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KIMBERLITE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; ORAPA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 71749088158     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.03.027     Document Type: Article

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