Regional patterns in the paragenesis and age of inclusions in diamond, diamond composition, and the lithospheric seismic structure of Southern Africa

Lithos

Volumn 71, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 243-258

  Shirey, Steven B ^a   Harris, Jeffrey W ^b   Richardson, Stephen H ^c   Fouch, Matthew ^d   James, David E ^a   Cartigny, Pierre ^e   Deines, Peter ^f   Viljoen, Fanus ^g  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g De Beers Diamond Research Laboratory   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Craton; Diamond; Eclogite; Inclusion; Lithosphere; P wave; Peridotite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999274236     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: 18726143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2003.07.007     Document Type: Article

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