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Evolution of Magmatic and Diamond-Forming Systems of the Earth's Lower Mantle

  • Summarizes groundbreaking experimental results revealing the melting relations for lower-mantle systems and analytical data for mineral inclusions in super-deep diamonds
  • Explains the physicochemical peritectic mechanisms of ultrabasic-basic evolution for both the lower-mantle native magmatic and diamond-forming systems
  • Enriches readers’ understanding of the key role of carbonate components in diamond-parental media
  • Substantiates the mantle-carbonatite concept for the genesis of lower-mantle diamonds and syngenetic minerals

Part of the book series: Springer Geology (SPRINGERGEOL)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Procedure of Physico-Chemical Experiment

    • Anna V. Spivak, Yuriy A. Litvin
    Pages 19-27
  3. Lower Mantle Multicomponent Systems in Physico-Chemical Experiments

    • Anna V. Spivak, Yuriy A. Litvin
    Pages 29-47
  4. Genetic Mineralogy of Lower Mantle Diamonds and Their Inclusions

    • Anna V. Spivak, Yuriy A. Litvin
    Pages 87-95

About this book

This book sheds valuable new light on the genetic mineralogy of lower-mantle diamonds and syngenetic minerals. It presents groundbreaking experimental results revealing the melting relations of ultrabasic and basic associations and a physicochemical peritectic mechanism of their evolution.
 
The experimental investigations included here reveal the key multicomponent, multiphase oxide-silicate-carbonate-carbon parental media for lower-mantle diamonds and syngenetic minerals. Consequently, readers will find extensive information on the diamond-parental oxide-silicate-carbonate-carbon melts-solutions that supplement the general features of lower-mantle diamond genesis and the most efficient ultrabasic-basic evolution. The experimental results on physicochemical aspects, combined with analytical mineralogy data, make it possible to create a generalized composition diagram of the diamond-parental melts-solutions, there by completing the mantle-carbonatite concept for the genesis of lower-mantle diamonds and syngenetic minerals.


This book addresses the needs of all researchers studying the Earth’s deepest structure, super-deep mineral formation including diamonds, and magmatic evolution.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Mantle Processes Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Science, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia

    Anna V. Spivak, Yuriy A. Litvin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evolution of Magmatic and Diamond-Forming Systems of the Earth's Lower Mantle

  • Authors: Anna V. Spivak, Yuriy A. Litvin

  • Series Title: Springer Geology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78518-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78517-2Published: 12 June 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08719-7Published: 26 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78518-9Published: 31 May 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2197-9545

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 95

  • Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Geology, Mineral Resources, Geophysics/Geodesy, Geochemistry

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eBook USD 99.00
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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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