Diamond crystallization in the Fe-Co-S-C and Fe-Ni-S-C systems and the role of sulfide-metal melts in the genesis of diamond

Geochemistry International

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-216

  Zhimulev, E I ^a   Chepurov, A I ^a   Sinyakova, E F ^a   Sonin, V M ^a   Chepurov, A A ^a   Pokhilenko, N P ^a  

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

Author keywords

crystal growth; high pressure and temperature (HPHT); natural diamond; sulfides; synthetic diagram

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND CRYSTALS; DIAMOND STABILITY; HIGH-PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURES; MICRO TEXTURE; MULTI-ANVIL HIGH-PRESSURE APPARATUS; NATURAL DIAMONDS; SULFIDE INCLUSION; SULFIDES; SYNTHETIC DIAGRAM; TAENITE; UPPER MANTLE;

CARBIDES; COBALT; CRYSTAL GROWTH; EXPERIMENTS; GRAPHITE; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; IRON ALLOYS; SPHERES; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS;

CRYSTAL PROPERTY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIAMOND; GRAPHITE; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; P-T CONDITIONS; SULFIDE;

EID: 84857875303     PISSN: 00167029     EISSN: 15561968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016702912030111     Document Type: Article

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