Mean size of diamonds in the Cretaceous-Cenozoic coastal diamondiferous deposits of the Atlantic coast, South Africa, and the formation history of diamond placers in this region
https://doi.org/10.52349/0869-7892_2022_91_79-86
Abstract
In the paper, an attempt is made to highlight characteristic features in the formation history of diamondiferous placers in this area based on the analysis of the distribution of the mean size of diamonds in Cretaceous–Cenozoic coastal economic diamondiferous deposits of the Atlantic coast, South Africa (SA).
About the Author
O. N. Malykh
A. P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Malykh Oleg Nikolaevich – Leading Engineer
74, Sredny Prospect, St. Petersburg, 199106.
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Malykh O.N. Mean size of diamonds in the Cretaceous-Cenozoic coastal diamondiferous deposits of the Atlantic coast, South Africa, and the formation history of diamond placers in this region. Regional Geology and Metallogeny. 2022;(91):79-86. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.52349/0869-7892_2022_91_79-86
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