A mantle origin for Paleoarchean peridotitic diamonds from the Panda kimberlite, Slave Craton: Evidence from 13C-, 15N- and 33,34S-stable isotope systematics

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 852-864

  Cartigny, Pierre ^a   Farquhar, James ^b   Thomassot, Emilie ^a,c   Harris, Jeffrey W ^d   Wing, Bozwell ^b,c   Masterson, Andy ^b   McKeegan, Kevin ^e   Stachel, Thomas ^f  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continental lithosphere; Diamond; Mantle; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DIAMOND; ECLOGITE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE SOURCE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARAGENESIS; PERIDOTITE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CANADA; LAC DE GRAS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 71849100437     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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