Diamond crystals and their mineral inclusions from the Lynx kimberlite dyke complex, central Quebec

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 691-706

  Van Rythoven, Adrian D ^a   McCandless, Tom E ^b   Schulze, Daniel J ^a   Bellis, Anthony ^b   Taylor, Lawrence A ^c   Liu, Yanan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Stornoway Diamond Corporation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d MCC Geoscience Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cathodoluminescence; Central Quebec; Chemistry; Deformation; Diamond; Inclusion; Kimberlite; Lynx dyke complex; Morphology

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE IMAGING; CENTRAL QUEBEC; COMPLEX CORES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PLANE; DIAMOND CRYSTALS; EARLY GROWTH; EQUILIBRATION CONDITIONS; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; HEAT-FLOW; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; KIMBERLITE; LYNX DYKE COMPLEX; MINERAL INCLUSIONS; OMPHACITE; ORTHOPYROXENE; OSCILLATORY PATTERNS; PRIMARY INCLUSIONS; QUEBEC , CANADA; ROUNDED CORNERS; SURFACE FEATURE;

AGGLOMERATION; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CHROMIUM; DEFORMATION; DIAMOND DEPOSITS; DIAMONDS; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; GARNETS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; OLIVINE;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

AGGREGATE; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; DIAMOND; DIKE; DIOPSIDE; GARNET; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; INCLUSION; KIMBERLITE; LHERZOLITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERAL ALTERATION; OLIVINE; SIEVING;

CANADA; OTISH MOUNTAINS; QUEBEC [CANADA];

CALLUNA VULGARIS; LYNX;

EID: 80052479983     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.49.3.691     Document Type: Article

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