A review of the geology of global diamond mines and deposits
BA Kjarsgaard, M de Wit… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Diamond is not a common rock-forming mineral (an exception being “diamondite”; see
Jacob and Mikhail 2022, this volume) nor a common crustal mineral (the exceptions being …
Jacob and Mikhail 2022, this volume) nor a common crustal mineral (the exceptions being …
[HTML][HTML] Towards a new model for kimberlite petrogenesis: Evidence from unaltered kimberlites and mantle minerals
Kimberlites represent magmas derived from great mantle depths and are the principal
source of diamonds. Kimberlites and their xenolith cargo have been extremely useful for …
source of diamonds. Kimberlites and their xenolith cargo have been extremely useful for …
Analysis of 60 elements in 616 ocean floor basaltic glasses
FE Jenner, HSC O'Neill - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The abundances of 60 elements in 616 Ocean Floor Basaltic (OFB) glasses from the
Abyssal Volcanic Glass Data File (AVGDF) of the Smithsonian Institution have been …
Abyssal Volcanic Glass Data File (AVGDF) of the Smithsonian Institution have been …
Composition of the lithospheric mantle in the Siberian craton: new constraints from fresh peridotites in the Udachnaya-East kimberlite
We present petrographic, major element and trace element data for bulk-rocks and minerals
for a suite of 34 remarkably fresh peridotite xenoliths in the Udachnaya kimberlite recovered …
for a suite of 34 remarkably fresh peridotite xenoliths in the Udachnaya kimberlite recovered …
High-Mg carbonatitic microinclusions in some Yakutian diamonds—a new type of diamond-forming fluid
O Klein-BenDavid, AM Logvinova, M Schrauder… - Lithos, 2009 - Elsevier
The composition of microinclusions in 26 fibrous cubic and coated diamonds from the
Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field, Yakutia were studied using EPMA and FTIR and the carbon …
Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field, Yakutia were studied using EPMA and FTIR and the carbon …
Olivine in the Udachnaya-East kimberlite (Yakutia, Russia): types, compositions and origins
VS Kamenetsky, MB Kamenetsky… - Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Olivine is the principal mineral of kimberlite magmas, and is the main contributor to the
ultramafic composition of kimberlite rocks. Olivine is partly or completely altered in common …
ultramafic composition of kimberlite rocks. Olivine is partly or completely altered in common …
Geochemistry of hypabyssal kimberlites from Lac de Gras, Canada: comparisons to a global database and applications to the parent magma problem
We present 104 whole-rock geochemical analyses of hypabyssal kimberlite from the Lac de
Gras field. Screens using Yb versus Al2O3 and ln Si/Al versus ln Mg/Yb effectively …
Gras field. Screens using Yb versus Al2O3 and ln Si/Al versus ln Mg/Yb effectively …
Chlorine isotope homogeneity of the mantle, crust and carbonaceous chondrites
Chlorine in the Earth is highly depleted relative to carbonaceous chondrites and solar
abundances. Knowledge of the Cl concentrations and distribution on Earth is essential for …
abundances. Knowledge of the Cl concentrations and distribution on Earth is essential for …
Can primitive kimberlite melts be alkali‐carbonate liquids: Composition of the melt snapshots preserved in deepest mantle xenoliths
The study of kimberlite rocks is important as they provide critical information regarding the
composition and dynamics of the continental mantle and are the principal source of …
composition and dynamics of the continental mantle and are the principal source of …
How unique is the Udachnaya-East kimberlite? Comparison with kimberlites from the Slave Craton (Canada) and SW Greenland
The origin of alkali carbonates and chlorides in the groundmass of unaltered Udachnaya-
East kimberlites in Siberia is still controversial. Contrary to existing dogma that the …
East kimberlites in Siberia is still controversial. Contrary to existing dogma that the …