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Subduction related population of diamonds in Yakutian placers, northeastern Siberian platform

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The 35 paired diamond intergrowths of rounded colorless transparent and gray opaque crystals from the placers of northeastern Siberian Platform were investigated. Mineral inclusions (KFsp, Coe, E-Grt, Po) detected in studied samples belong to eclogitic paragenesis. The majority of studied samples have uniform ranges of nitrogen content (1126–1982 at. ppm) and carbon isotope composition (− 16.8 to − 23.2 ‰). These characteristics pointing towards subducted material are possible sources for their genesis. Two samples consist of a gray opaque crystal with the subduction-related characteristics (δ13C ca. − 21‰ and N ca. 1300 at. ppm) and a transparent crystal with low nitrogen content (412 and 29 at. ppm) and a heavy carbon isotopic composition (δ13C − 4.2 and − 4.6‰) common for primary mantle range. The higher degree of nitrogen aggregation in the crystals with mantle-like characteristics testifies their longer storage in the mantle conditions. These samples reflect multistage diamond growth history and directly indicate the mixing of mantle and subduction carbon sources at the basement of subcontinental lithospheric mantle of northeastern Siberian Platform.

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Current research is organized and financed by Almazy Anabara, AO, Yakutsk, Russia. Instrumental investigation of diamond collection carried out in Analytical Center for multi-elemental and isotope research SB RAS (Novosibirsk). Methods of stable isotope investigation, IR spectrometry and scanning electron microscopy were developed and supported under the state assignment of IGM SB RAS. Authors are grateful to Associate Editor Dante Canil for his constructive attitude. Simon Kohn and anonymous reviewer are thanked for careful reviews and positive criticism that helped improve the paper.

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Current research is organized and financed by Almazy Anabara, AO, Yakutsk, Russia. Methods of stable isotope investigation, IR spectrometry and scanning electron microscopy were developed and supported under the state assignment of IGM SB RAS.

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  1. Almazy Anabara AO, Kirova Street, 18, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, 677000, Russia

    A. L. Zemnukhov & R. Y. Zhelonkin

  2. V.S.Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Koptyug Avenue, 3, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    V. N. Reutsky, D. A. Zedgenizov, A. L. Ragozin & V. V. Kalinina

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ALZ collection of samples, provide funding, preparing the manuscript; VNR managing of research, preparation and documentation of samples, instrumental investigation, data handling, preparing the manuscript; DAZ preparation and documentation of samples, instrumental investigation, data handling, preparing the manuscript; ALR preparation and documentation of samples; RYZ collection of samples, VVK samples preparation, instrumental investigation.

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Zemnukhov, A.L., Reutsky, V.N., Zedgenizov, D.A. et al. Subduction related population of diamonds in Yakutian placers, northeastern Siberian platform. Contrib Mineral Petrol 175, 98 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-020-01741-w

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