Origins of Natural Diamonds

Origins of Natural Diamonds

Sorokhtin, N. O.

John Wiley & Sons Inc

08/2019

528

Dura

Inglês

9781119593447

15 a 20 dias

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Foreword xi

Introduction xii

1 Major Parameters of Diamond-Bearing and Affine Rocks 1

2 Issues of the Diamond-Bearing Rocks' Origin 7

3 Existing Concepts of the Diamond-Bearing Rocks Origin 11

4 Earth's Origin, Composition and Structure 19

4.1 Energy and Heat Regimes of Young Earth 33

4.2 The Gadeyan Stage of Earth's Evolution 35

5 The Earth's Core Formation Process 41

5.1 Delayed Earth's Core Separation Process 41

5.2 Earth's Core Separation 45

5.3 Mechanism of Earth's Matter Zonal Differentiation 50

5.4 Earth's Matter Barodiffusion Differentiation 63

5.5 Earth's Core Growth 75

5.6 Evolution of the Mantle Chemical Composition 82

5.7 Geologic Data About Earth's Core Separation Time 93

6 Earth's Energy Balance 103

6.1 The Accretion and Differentiation Earth's Energy 104

6.2 Radioactive Elements and their Decay Energy 110

6.3 Earth's Deceleration Tidal Energy 123

6.4 Earth's Heat Losses 129

6.5 Earth's Energy Balance and Tectonic Activity 134

6.6 ?alculation Parameters of Earth's Tectonic Activity 138

6.7 Convecting Mantle Temperature Evolution 141

7 The Nature of Earth's Tectonic Activity 145

7.1 Possible Causes of Earth's Tectonic Activity 145

7.2 Possible Mechanisms of Lithospheric Plates Drift 149

7.3 The Nature of the Mantle Convection 156

7.4 Evolution of Earth's Tectonic Activity Parameters 171

8 Earth's Crust Evolution 175

8.1 Patterns in the Formation of Oceanic Lithospheric Plates 175

8.2 Formation of the Continental Crust in Archaean 181

8.3 The Continental Crust Growth 185

8.4 Major Features in the Composition of the Continental Crust in Archaean 190

8.5 Tectonic Regimes of the Continental Lithosphere Formation in Early Precambrian 196

8.6 Early Pre-Cambrian Continental Lithosphere Formation Mechanisms 201

8.7 Formation Mechanism of Lithospheric Plates and the Origin of Mid-Oceanic Ridges 219

8.8 Structure of Lithospheric Plate Subduction Zones 231

8.9 Geodynamics of the Plate Subduction Zones 237

8.10 The Mechanism of Pulling Oceanic Deposits in Subduction Zones 240

9 Continental Drift in Earth's Geological History 249

9.1 Continental Shields' Evolution in Archaean 249

9.2 Formation of Monogea Supercontinent at the End Archaean 252

9.3 Monogea Disintegration and the Formation of Megagea Supercontinent in Early Proterozoic 254

9.4 Disintegration of Megagea and Formation of Mesogea (Rodinia) Supercontinent in Middle Riphaean 258

9.5 Mesogea Disintegration in Late Riphaean and Formation of Pangea Supercontinent at the End Paleozoic - Early Mesozoic 263

10 Mantle Degassing and the Formation of Earth's Hydrosphere and Atmosphere 271

10.1 The Primary Mantle Degassing 271

10.2 Seas and Oceans Formation on Earth Surface 275

10.3 Hydrothermal Processes on the Ocean Floor 282

10.4 The Nature of Global Marine Transgressions on Continents 289

10.5 Earth's Tectonic Activity vs. Fluctuations of the World Ocean Level 291

10.6 Earth's Primordial Atmosphere 294

10.7 Evolution of the Degassing Process of Carbon Dioxide Gas 295

10.8 Evolution of Nitrogen Partial Pressure 303

10.9 Evolution of Oxygen's Partial Pressure 307

10.10 Abiogenous Methane Generation Patterns 312

10.11 The Evolution of Earth Atmosphere Composition and Pressure 321

11 Some Patterns of Economic Minerals' Formation in Earth's History 325

11.1 Mechanisms of Riftogenic Earth's Crust Benefication with Ore and Lithophilic Elements 326

11.2 The Subduction Zone Metallogeny 330

11.3 Metallogeny of Early Stage in Earth Evolution and the Nature of a Unique Early Proterozoic Ore Formation Epoch 356

11.4 The Influence of the Ocean and of Earth Climates on the Formation of Sedimentary Commercial Minerals in Early Proterozoic, the Major Iron Ore Accumulation Epoch 361

12 Diamond Origin and the Formation of Kimberlite and their Affine Rocks 369

13 Carbon's Depth Cycle 397

14 Isotopic Geochemistry of Diamonds and Kimberlites 411

15 Kimberlite Magma Rise Mechanism to Earth's Surface 433

16 The Forecast Criteria of Diamond Magmatism Localization Zones and the Evolution of Some Diamond-Bearing Provinces 443

16.1 Some Formation Examples of World Diamond-Bearing Provinces 445

16.2 Geodynamical Evolution of the Western Part of the Russian Arctic and its Diamond-Bearing 450

16.3 The Zoning of Alkali-Ultramafic and Kimberlite Magmatism Localization Areas in the Northeastern Part of the Baltic Shield 470

Conclusions 477

References 483

Index 509
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