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Diamonds from the Arkhangelsk Province, NW Russia

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  • Provides researchers the latest data on the Arkhangelsk and Yakutian Diamondiferous Provinces in Russia
  • Enriches readers’ understanding of diamond geology and its evolution
  • Illustrates the complete process of diamond formation in the Archangelsk Diamondiferous Provinces

Part of the book series: Springer Mineralogy (MINERAL)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

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About this book

This book examines and summarizes data on more than 40,000 diamonds from deposits in Russia’s diamondiferous Arkhangelsk province.

The geological data of diamond deposits includes the geological setting, ore body morphology and mineral composition. Investigation techniques employed include: Color Cathode Luminescence, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Raman Spectroscopy, and Carbon Isotopy. The book provides a full description of the diamond morphology.

The problems of a potential (mantle) diamond grade for deposits are considered, depending on the physical and chemical conditions involved in the genesis and growth of diamond crystals. Further, there can be a significant impact on the productivity of bodies and the properties of diamonds during post-crystallization metasomatic processes.

In this book, the authors propose a diamond crystallization model for changes in diamond crystals within mantle metasomatic transformations, and identify the factors affecting the growth and dissolution of diamonds in the mantle. In addition, they describe the complex evolution of kimberlite from the mantle up to the Earth’s surface. All of these factors affect the quality and quantity of diamonds in a particular diamond deposit, providing the basis for identifying optimal technological mining processes.

Authors and Affiliations

  • A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum of RAS, Moscow, Russia

    Victor Garanin

  • OJSC "ALROSA", Mirny, Russia

    Konstantin Garanin

  • Mineralogy Department, Geological Faculty, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    Galina Kriulina, George Samosorov

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Diamonds from the Arkhangelsk Province, NW Russia

  • Authors: Victor Garanin, Konstantin Garanin, Galina Kriulina, George Samosorov

  • Series Title: Springer Mineralogy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35717-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

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

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35716-0Published: 20 July 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-35717-7Published: 19 July 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2366-1585

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-1593

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 248

  • Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations, 130 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Mineral Resources, Economic Geology, Structural Geology

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