Platelet development in cuboid diamonds: Insights from micro-FTIR mapping

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1011-1025

  Howell, D ^a   O'Neill, C J ^a   Grant, K J ^a   Griffin, W L ^a   O'Reilly, S Y ^a   Pearson, N J ^a   Stern, R A ^b   Stachel, T ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cuboid diamond growth; DiaMap; IR mapping; Mixed habit; Nitrogen aggregation; Platelet development

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIAMOND; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; NITROGEN;

EID: 84869174066     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-012-0786-9     Document Type: Article

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