The origin of cratonic diamonds is reviewed on the basis of nearly 5000 analyses of silicate,
oxide and sulphide inclusions in diamonds. Compositional fields are defined for common …

One of the key scientific questions about diamonds is “how are they formed?” To answer this
question, we need to know the diamond-forming reactions and the physicochemical …

Experimental clinopyroxenes synthesized at 850–1500° C and 0–60 kbar in the CMS and
CMAS-Cr systems and in more complex lherzolitic systems have been used to calibrate a Cr …

The thermal thickness of Precambrian lithosphere is modeled and compared with estimates
from seismic tomography and xenolith data. We use the steady state thermal conductivity …

This paper reports a new 1°× 1° global thermal model for the continental lithosphere (TC1).
Geotherms for continental terranes of different ages (> 3.6 Ga to present) constrained by …

Mantle peridotite xenoliths from Archean cratons generally have high molar Mg/(Mg+ Fe), or
Mg#. The best known suites, from the Kapvaal and Siberian cratons, have high modal …

Mantle-derived garnets recovered in diamond exploration programs show compositional
variations in Cr, Ca, Mg, Fe and Ti that reflect the chemical, physical and lithological …

Presenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of
geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic …

Mutual relationships among temperatures estimated with the most widely used
geothermometers for garnet peridotites and pyroxenites demonstrate that the methods are …

We report comprehensive petrological and thermobarometric data for the following typesof
mantle xenoliths from the Jericho kimberlite in the Slave craton:(1) coarse peridotite;(2) …