A new approach to understanding diamond surface features based on a review of experimental and natural diamond studies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.02.013
Abstract: Abstract Diamonds originate deep in the Earth's mantle since billions of years ago. Through their long history diamonds accumulate information about the Earth's evolution, and preserve it owing to their extreme chemical and mechanical stability.… read more here.
Keywords: diamond resorption; resorption; surface features; diamond surface ... See more keywords
Diamond destruction and growth during mantle metasomatism: An experimental study of diamond resorption features
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.11.025
Abstract: Abstract Most diamonds found in kimberlites show complex patterns of growth and dissolution (resorption) surface features. Populations of diamonds from within single kimberlite bodies commonly contain a large diversity of diamond surface forms, some of… read more here.
Keywords: resorption features; natural diamonds; diamond resorption; resorption ... See more keywords