Can nanodiamonds grow in serpentinite-hosted hydrothermal systems? A theoretical modelling study

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3163-3174

  Manuella, F C ^a  

^a Via Dell'Oro 137 I 95123 ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Diamonds; Fischer Tropsch Type Synthesis; Hydrocarbons; Hydrothermal; Serpentinization

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE PARTICLES; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; SERPENTINIZATION; THEORETICAL APPROACH; THEORETICAL MODELLING; WATER CONSUMPTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAMONDS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; GRAPHITE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; QUARTZ; SERPENTINE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NANODIAMONDS;

DIAMOND; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAPHITE; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LABORATORY METHOD; NUCLEATION; OCEANIC CRUST; P-T CONDITIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SERPENTINITE; SERPENTINIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84891707681     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2013.077.8.10     Document Type: Article

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