Natural diamonds-Major, minor and trace impurities in relation to source and physical properties

  • C. S. Erasmus
  • , J. P.F. Sellschop
  • , D. M. Bibby
  • , H. W. Fesq
  • , E. J.D. Kable
  • , R. J. Keddy
  • , D. M. Hawkins
  • , D. W. Mingay
  • , S. E. Rasmussen
  • , M. J. Renan
  • , J. I.W. Watterson

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Abstract

Nuclear techniques for the determination of 39 impurity elements in diamonds are described. A common impurity chemistry was found for different diamonds and is considered to reflect the composition of the magma from which they crystallised. A relatively successful attempt was made to differentiate between diamonds from three different kimberlites by the application of discriminant analysis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)133-146
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Radioanalytical Chemistry
Volume38
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1977

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