학술논문
Helium in diamonds unravels over a billion years of craton metasomatism
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Diamonds encapsulate the deep Earth fluids that form them, providing windows to deep mantle processes. This study constrains their ages, based on uranium-thorium-to-helium radioactive decay in the fluids and helium diffusivity in diamond, and relates diamond formation to geological events in Southern Africa.