Nitrogen isotopes in peridotitic diamonds from Fuxian, China: The mantle signature

Pierre Cartigny; Stuart R. Boyd; Jeff W. Harris; Marc Javoy

doi:10.1046/j.1365-3121.1997.d01-26.x

Nitrogen isotopes in peridotitic diamonds from Fuxian, China: The mantle signature

Pierre Cartigny^*, Stuart R. Boyd, Jeff W. Harris, Marc Javoy

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Abstract

Nitrogen isotopes in peridotitic diamonds from Fuxian, China, suggest that the upper mantle δ¹⁵N-value has been globally homogeneous since at least the Proterozoic (-5 to -8‰/ATM), with similar values for subcontinental and MORB mantle. In addition, Fuxian diamonds retain the memory of a primary nitrogen lower in δ¹⁵N (down to -25‰). For the first time δ¹⁵N-values in diamonds match those of enstatite chondrites, supporting a formation of the Earth from such meteorites and the idea of a heterogeneous accretion of the Earth's volatiles. Nitrogen concentrations in diamonds are believed to depend strongly on the rate of the diamond growth and not to be an indicator of C/N ratios of the fluids from which they grew.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-179
Number of pages	5
Journal	Terra Nova
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3121.1997.d01-26.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1997
Externally published	Yes

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