Author:
Kaminsky F. V.,Voropaev S. A.
Abstract
AbstractThe best-known, most well-studied diamondiferous rocks are kimberlites and lamproites. Diamonds are also found in impactites, metamorphic rocks, ophiolites, and modern volcanic rocks. Diamonds from these rocks differ from kimberlitic diamonds in size, morphology, trace-element and isotope composition, and physical properties. Differences in these characteristics are related to their different mechanisms of origin. In some cases, diamonds can be formed in “metastable” conditions under disequilibrium thermodynamic parameters, supporting the conclusion that diamond is a polygenetic mineral, formed in nature under different physicochemical and geodynamic conditions. According to thermodynamic considerations and calculations, “metastable” crystallization of diamond is mainly controlled by the size of the forming crystallites. The main effectors in decreasing the energetic barrier for nanosized diamonds are surface tension and related surface energy.
Subject
Geochemistry and Petrology,Geophysics
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