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Microrelief of rounded diamond crystals as an indicator of the redox conditions of their resorption in a kimberlite melt. / Khokhryakov, Alexander F.; Nechaev, Denis V.; Sokol, Alexander G.
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T1 - Microrelief of rounded diamond crystals as an indicator of the redox conditions of their resorption in a kimberlite melt
AU - Khokhryakov, Alexander F.
AU - Nechaev, Denis V.
AU - Sokol, Alexander G.
PY - 2020/3/23
Y1 - 2020/3/23
N2 - We conducted a detailed study of the morphology of diamond crystals partially dissolved in a water-bearing kimberlite melt at pressure of 6.3 GPa, temperature of 1400◦C, and two oxygen fugacities (fO2) corresponding to the Re-ReO2 buffer and near the magnetite–hematite (MH) buffer. The triangular etch pits on the {111} faces, which formed during experimental diamond dissolution, were found to completely correspond to negative trigons on natural diamond crystals in the shape and sidewalls inclination angle. Furthermore, two experimental fO2 values were associated with two relief types of the rounded tetrahexahedroid surfaces typical of natural rounded diamonds. Therefore, the surface microrelief on rounded natural diamond crystals was concluded to be an indicator of the redox conditions of natural diamond resorption.
AB - We conducted a detailed study of the morphology of diamond crystals partially dissolved in a water-bearing kimberlite melt at pressure of 6.3 GPa, temperature of 1400◦C, and two oxygen fugacities (fO2) corresponding to the Re-ReO2 buffer and near the magnetite–hematite (MH) buffer. The triangular etch pits on the {111} faces, which formed during experimental diamond dissolution, were found to completely correspond to negative trigons on natural diamond crystals in the shape and sidewalls inclination angle. Furthermore, two experimental fO2 values were associated with two relief types of the rounded tetrahexahedroid surfaces typical of natural rounded diamonds. Therefore, the surface microrelief on rounded natural diamond crystals was concluded to be an indicator of the redox conditions of natural diamond resorption.
KW - Crystal morphology
KW - Diamond
KW - High-pressure
KW - High-temperature
KW - Kimberlite melt
KW - Resorption
KW - CRYSTALLIZATION
KW - OXIDATION
KW - SURFACE-FEATURES
KW - DISLOCATIONS
KW - DISSOLUTION FORMS
KW - crystal morphology
KW - kimberlite melt
KW - PRESSURE
KW - diamond
KW - EVOLUTION
KW - high-pressure
KW - high-temperature
KW - resorption
KW - FLUID COMPOSITION
KW - MORPHOLOGY
KW - ETCH PITS
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083214546&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/cryst10030233
DO - 10.3390/cryst10030233
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85083214546
VL - 10
JO - Crystals
JF - Crystals
SN - 2073-4352
IS - 3
M1 - 233
ER -
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