Origin of Cl-bearing silica-rich melt inclusions in diamonds: Experimental evidence for an eclogite connection

Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1131-1134

  Litasov, Konstantin D ^a,b   Safonov, Oleg G ^c   Ohtani, Eiji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITES; COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION; ECLOGITES; ENDMEMBERS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; MELT INCLUSIONS; MELTING PHASE; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; OMPHACITE; PARTIAL MELT; RELIABLE MODELS;

ASTATINE; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIAMOND DEPOSITS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

DIAMONDS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COESITE; DIAMOND; ECLOGITE; GARNET; KYANITE; MELT INCLUSION; MINERAL DEPOSIT; OMPHACITE; PARTIAL MELTING; SILICA; STISHOVITE;

EID: 78650132478     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G31325.1     Document Type: Article

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