Mr Christopher Smith

Research Associate

Diamond Research

Wills Memorial Building,
Queen's Road, Clifton BS8 1RJ
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Research summary

Nature and origin of diamond deposits and their tectonic setting.

Walter, M, Kohn, S, Araujo, D, Bulanova, G, Smith, C, Gaillou, E, Wang, J, Steele, A & Shirey, S 2011, ‘Deep Mantle Cycling of Oceanic Crust: Evidence from Diamonds and their Mineral Inclusions’. Science, vol 334., pp. 54 - 57
Bulanova, G, Walter, M, Smith, C, Kohn, S, Armstrong, L, Blundy, J & Gobbo, L 2010, ‘Mineral inclusions in sublithospheric diamonds from Collier 4 kimberlite pipe, Juina, Brazil: subducted protoliths, carbonated melts and primary kimberlite magmatism’. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, vol 160., pp. 489 - 510