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The Most Ancient Diamond Crystals of the Siberian Platform

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Based on a study of diamond grains from placers of the northeastern Siberian Platform, it is shown that certain types of diamonds (rounded dodecahedroids, diamonds of the II and V‒VII varieties, according to the classification by Yu.L. Orlov) could have originated from Precambrian sources. “Ancient” diamonds also differ in terms of their sedimentological history: those of varieties V‒VII, despite the maximum abrasion resistance, have the maximum degree of rounding, reflecting their more long-term sedimentological history, and, therefore, their ore bodies were likely the most ancient.

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This work was carried out within the framework of a state contract, project no. 0330‒2016‒0006, and was also supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 18‒05‒70063/18.

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  1. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    V. P. Afanasiev,  N. P. Pokhilenko, E. O. Egorova & E. S. Lindenblot

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Afanasiev, V.P., Pokhilenko, N.P., Egorova, E.O. et al. The Most Ancient Diamond Crystals of the Siberian Platform. Dokl. Earth Sc. 489, 1409–1412 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X1912016X

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