Growth of diamond in hydrous silicate melts

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-236

  Fagan, Andrew J ^a   Luth, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Diamond; Hydrous melts; Mantle

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIAMOND; HARZBURGITE; HYDROUS MINERAL; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SILICATE MELT; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 78651258163     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-010-0528-9     Document Type: Article

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