Diamonds and the Mantle Geodynamics of Carbon
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Shirey, Steven B.
Smit, Karen V.
Pearson, D. Graham
Walter, Michael J.
Aulbach, Sonja
Brenker, Frank E.
Bureau, Hèlène
Burnham, Antony D.
Cartigny, Pierre
Chacko, Thomas
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Cambridge University Press
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The science of studying diamond inclusions for understanding Earth history has developed significantly over the past decades, with new instrumentation and techniques applied to diamond sample archives revealing the stories contained within diamond inclusions. This chapter reviews what diamonds can tell us about the deep carbon cycle over the course of Earth’s history. It reviews how the geochemistry of diamonds and their inclusions inform us about the deep carbon cycle, the origin of the diamonds in Earth’s mantle, and the evolution of diamonds through time.
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Deep Carbon: Past to Present
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