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Record Nr.

UNINA9910555272403321

Autore

Sorokhtin N. O.

Titolo

The origins of natural diamonds / / N.O. Sorokhtin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Beverly, Massachusetts ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : Wiley, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-119-59347-6

1-119-59346-8

1-119-59348-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (472 pages)

Disciplina

553.82

Soggetti

Diamonds

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Major Parameters of Diamond-Bearing and Affine Rocks -- Issues of the Diamond-Bearing Rocks' Origin -- Existing Concepts of the Diamond-Bearing Rocks Origin -- Earth's Origin, Composition and Structure -- The Earth's Core Formation Process -- Earth's Energy Balance -- The Nature of Earth's Tectonic Activity -- Earth's Crust Evolution -- Continental Drift in Earth's Geological History -- Mantle Degassing and the Formation of Earth's Hydrosphere and Atmosphere -- Some Patterns of Economic Minerals' Formation in Earth's History -- Diamond Origin and the Formation of Kimberlite and their Affine Rocks -- Carbon's Depth Cycle -- Isotopic Geochemistry of Diamonds and Kimberlites -- Kimberlite Magma Rise Mechanism to Earth's Surface -- The Forecast Criteria of Diamond Magmatism Localization Zones and the Evolution of Some Diamond-Bearing Provinces.