M.Y. Krebs
A common parentage - Low abundance trace element data of gem diamonds reveals similar fluids to fibrous diamonds
Krebs, M.Y.; Pearson, D.G.; Stachel, T.; Laiginhas, F.; Woodland, S.; Chinn, I.; Kong, J.
Authors
D.G. Pearson
T. Stachel
F. Laiginhas
S. Woodland
I. Chinn
J. Kong
Abstract
Quantitative trace element data from high-purity gem diamonds from the Victor Mine, Ontario, Canada as well as near-gem diamonds from peridotite and eclogite xenoliths from the Finsch and Newlands mines, South Africa, acquired using an off-line laser ablation method show that we see the same spectrum of fluids in both high-purity gem and near-gem diamonds that was previously documented in fibrous diamonds. “Planed” and “ribbed” trace element patterns characterize not only the high-density fluid (HDF) inclusions in fibrous diamonds but also in gem diamonds. Two diamonds from two Finsch harzburgite xenoliths show trace element patterns similar to those of saline fluids, documenting the involvement of saline fluids in the precipitation of gem diamonds, further strengthening the link between the parental fluids of both gem and fibrous diamonds. Differences in trace element characteristics are evident between Victor diamonds containing silicate inclusions compared with Victor diamonds containing sulphide inclusions. The sulphide-bearing diamonds show lower levels of inter-element fractionation and more widely varying siderophile element concentrations - indicating that the silicate and sulphide-bearing diamonds likely formed by gradations of the same processes, via melt-rock reaction or from a subtly different fluid source. The shallow negative LREEN-HREEN slopes displayed by the Victor diamonds establish a signature indicative of original derivation of the diamond forming agent during major melting (~10% melt). Consequently, this signature must have been passed on to HDFs separating from such silicate melts.
Citation
Krebs, M., Pearson, D., Stachel, T., Laiginhas, F., Woodland, S., Chinn, I., & Kong, J. (2019). A common parentage - Low abundance trace element data of gem diamonds reveals similar fluids to fibrous diamonds. Lithos, 324-325, 356-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2018.11.025
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 20, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 23, 2018 |
Publication Date | Jan 31, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Nov 27, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 23, 2019 |
Journal | Lithos |
Print ISSN | 0024-4937 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 324-325 |
Pages | 356-370 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2018.11.025 |
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