Diamonds in the Attawapiskat area of the Superior craton (Canada): evidence for a major diamond-forming event younger than 1.1 Ga

Petrology and Nd–Hf Isotope Geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic Amon Kimberlite Sills, Baffin Island (Canada): Evidence for Deep Mantle Magmatic Activity Linked to Supercontinent Cycles

“…modal and/or cryptic metasomatism), and age constraints on the timing of metasomatism, as well as on diamond growth, include the periods of maximum tectonic stability (e.g. Simon et al, 2007;Aulbach et al, 2013;Smit et al, 2014).…”

Nitrogen isotope systematics and origins of mixed-habit diamonds

“…Much of our understanding of nitrogen in the mantle comes from the investigation of cratonic diamonds. As nitrogen is the most common impurity in diamond, it can compliment carbon isotope data in tracing the deep carbon cycle through time (Boyd et al, 1987;1992;Boyd and Pillinger, 1994;Bulanova et al, 2002;Cartigny et al, 1997;1998a;1998b;2001;2004;Gautheron et al, 2005;Harte et al, 1999;Hauri et al, 2002;Javoy et al, 1984;Klein-BenDavid et al, 2010;Mikhail et al, 2013;Palot et al, 2009;2012;Smit et al, 2014;Thomassot et al, 2007;Thomassot et al, 2009).…”

Evolution of diamond resorption in a silicic aqueous fluid at 1–3 GPa: Application to kimberlite emplacement and mantle metasomatism

“…Smit et al, 2014;Stachel and Harris, 2009), and undergo destruction due to partial dissolution by mantle metasomatism (Gurney et al, 2004), thermal abnormalities caused by tectonic processes (Smit et al, 2014), and oxidation in host magmas (e.g. kimberlites) during the ascent to the Earth's surface (e.g.…”