[meteorite-list] Black Diamonds: A interesting PBS NOVA article

[Paul]

Steve Schoner wrote:

"Here is a very interesting PBS article on carbonados.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/diamond/sky2.html "

Also look at:

Kagi, H. and S. Fukura, 2008, Infrared and Raman spectroscopic 
observations of Central African carbonado and implications for 
its origin. European Journal of  Mineralogy. vol. 20, no. 3, 
pp. 387-393, DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1817
http://eurjmin.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/20/3/387

McCall, G.J.H., 2009, The carbonado diamond conundrum. 
Earth-Science Reviews. vol. 93, no. 3-4, pp. 85–91. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.01.002

Yokochi, R., D. Ohnenstetter, and Y. Sano, 2008, Intragrain 
Variation in g13C And Nitrogen Concentration Associated 
with Textural Heterogeneities of Carbonado. The Canadian 
Mineralogist. vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 1283-1296, DOI: 10.3749/canmin.46.5.1283
http://canmin.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/5/1283

Diamonds, II: Diamond and Carbonado: Crystal Habits and Surface Morphology
http://www.turnstone.ca/diamond2.htm

yours,

Paul H.