The origins of natural diamonds / N.O. Sorokhtin.

Major Parameters of Diamond-Bearing and Affine Rocks -- Issues of the Diamond-Bearing Rocks' Origin -- Existing Concepts of the Diamond-Bearing Rocks Origin -- Earth's Origin, Composition and Structure -- The Earth's Core Formation Process -- Earth's Energy Balance -- The Nature of Earth's Tectonic Activity -- Earth's Crust Evolution -- Continental Drift in Earth's Geological History -- Mantle Degassing and the Formation of Earth's Hydrosphere and Atmosphere -- Some Patterns of Economic Minerals' Formation in Earth's History -- Diamond Origin and the Formation of Kimberlite and their Affine Rocks -- Carbon's Depth Cycle -- Isotopic Geochemistry of Diamonds and Kimberlites -- Kimberlite Magma Rise Mechanism to Earth's Surface -- The Forecast Criteria of Diamond Magmatism Localization Zones and the Evolution of Some Diamond-Bearing Provinces.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (John Wiley, viewed September 16, 2019).