Three-dimensional cathodoluminescence imaging and electron backscatter diffraction: Tools for studying the genetic nature of diamond inclusions

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 565-579

  de Vries, D F Wiggers ^a   Drury, M R ^b   de Winter, D A M ^b   Bulanova, G P ^c   Pearson, D G ^d   Davies, G R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diamond inclusions; Diamond zonation; Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD); Focused ion beam (FIB); Inclusion genesis; Three dimensional cathodoluminescence (3D CL)

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHROMITE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIAMOND; DIFFRACTION; GROWTH RATE; IMAGING METHOD; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 79952447662     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-010-0550-y     Document Type: Article

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