A new model for the evolution of diamond-forming fluids: Evidence from microinclusion-bearing diamonds from Kankan, Guinea

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 660-674

  Weiss, Y ^a   Kessel, R ^a   Griffin, W L ^b   Kiflawi, I ^a   Klein BenDavid, O ^a   Bell, D R ^c   Harris, J W ^d   Navon, O ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonatitic; High density fluid (HDF); La ICP MS; Saline; Silicic; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIAMOND; FLUID INCLUSION; HARZBURGITE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ORE-FORMING FLUID; POTASSIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLATILE ELEMENT; ZONING;

AFRICA; GUINEA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 71749102402     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.038     Document Type: Article

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