Diamonds have been reported from Tibetan "ophiolites" for 〉30 years, but have been widely dismissed as contaminants, because their unusual morphology and light C (δ13C=-18 to -27) are unlike those of kimberlitic...Diamonds have been reported from Tibetan "ophiolites" for 〉30 years, but have been widely dismissed as contaminants, because their unusual morphology and light C (δ13C=-18 to -27) are unlike those of kimberlitic diamonds. However, the diamonds have now been found in situ in both the chromitites and the peridotites of "ophiolites" along the Yarlung-Zangbo suture (Tibet) and the Polar Urals (Yang et al., 2014).展开更多
文摘Diamonds have been reported from Tibetan "ophiolites" for 〉30 years, but have been widely dismissed as contaminants, because their unusual morphology and light C (δ13C=-18 to -27) are unlike those of kimberlitic diamonds. However, the diamonds have now been found in situ in both the chromitites and the peridotites of "ophiolites" along the Yarlung-Zangbo suture (Tibet) and the Polar Urals (Yang et al., 2014).