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Genesis of Diamonds and Associated Phases

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Authors:
  1. Yuriy A. Litvin

    1. of the Russian Acad. of Sci. Mantle Proc, Inst of Exp. Min. of the Russian Acad. of Sci. Mantle Proc, Chernogolovka Moscow Region, Russia

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  • Simplifies a complicated mantle-carbonatite model of diamond genesis using experimental and mineralogical data
  • Provides a physicochemical solution of the long-standing and disputable mantle-carbonatite model
  • Equips readers with phase diagrams of diamond-parental multicomponent systems
  • Offers insights into the physicochemical mechanisms behind the formation of diamonds and associated mineral inclusions, as well as the ultrabasic–basic evolution of upper- and lower-mantle diamond-parental melts
  • Discusses comprehensive mineralogical, petrological, geochemical, and geotectonic investigations into the genesis of diamond and diamond deposits on all continents
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Mineralogy (MINERAL)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction: Physico-Chemical Experiments as the Key to Diamond Genesis Problems

    • Yuriy A. Litvin
    Pages 1-6

  3. Mantle Rocks and Diamond-Associated Phases: Role in Diamond Origin

    • Yuriy A. Litvin
    Pages 7-29

  4. Strongly Compressed Carbonate Systems in Diamond Genesis

    • Yuriy A. Litvin
    Pages 31-54

  5. Upper-Mantle Diamond-Parental Systems in Physico-Chemical Experiment

    • Yuriy A. Litvin
    Pages 55-86

  6. Physico-Chemical Features of Lower-Mantle Diamond-Parental Systems

    • Yuriy A. Litvin
    Pages 87-97

  7. Ultrabasic-Basic Fractionating of Mantle Magmas and Diamond-Parental Melts

    • Yuriy A. Litvin
    Pages 99-113

  8. Mantle-Carbonatite Conception of Diamond and Associated Phases Genesis

    • Yuriy A. Litvin
    Pages 115-137
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About this book

This book presents an overview of recent advances in our understanding of the genesis of diamonds and the associated phases. It is divided into three main parts, starting with an introduction to the analysis of diamond inclusions to infer the formation processes. In turn, the second part of the book presents high-pressure experimental studies in mantle diamond-parental mineral systems with representative multicomponent boundary compositions. The experimental syngenesis phase diagrams provided reveal the physicochemical mechanisms of diamond nucleation and substantiate the mantle-carbonatite concept of the genesis of diamonds and associated phases. Lastly, the book describes the genetic classification of diamond-hosted mineral inclusions and experimentally determined RE “mineral-parental melt” partition coefficients. The physicochemical experimental evidence presented shows the driving forces behind the fractional evolution of the mantle magmas and diamond-parental melts.

Giventhe depth and breadth of its coverage, the book offers researchers essential new insights into the ways diamonds and associated minerals and rocks are naturally created.

Authors and Affiliations

  • of the Russian Acad. of Sci. Mantle Proc, Inst of Exp. Min. of the Russian Acad. of Sci. Mantle Proc, Chernogolovka Moscow Region, Russia

    Yuriy A. Litvin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Genesis of Diamonds and Associated Phases

  • Authors: Yuriy A. Litvin

  • Series Title: Springer Mineralogy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54543-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

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

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54542-4Published: 24 May 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85418-2Published: 28 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54543-1Published: 17 May 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2366-1585

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-1593

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 137

  • Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Physical Chemistry

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