Fluid inclusions in fibrous and octahedrally-grown diamonds

My thesis puts forth new models for diamond formation that explain the difference between octahedral and fibrous diamond growth, as well as the difference between octahedral diamond growth in the lithospheric and the sublithospheric mantle. Diamond growth in the mantle involves reactions between car...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Evan Mathew
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/46301