In-situ analysis of diamonds and their inclusions from the Diavik Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada: Mapping diamond growth

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 870-879

  Van Rythoven, A D ^a   Schulze, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cathodoluminescence; Chromite; Diamond inclusion; Diamond morphology; Geothermobarometry; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHROMITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAMOND; DIOPSIDE; GEOBAROMETRY; HEAT FLOW; INCLUSION; MAPPING; SULFIDE; ZONING;

CANADA; DIAVIK MINE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 71749094897     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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