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On the Prospects of Diamond Content of the Southern Side of the Vilyui Syneclise

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Abstract—The paper describes indicator minerals of kimberlites found on the southern side of the Vilyui syneclise in the Markha River basin, a tributary of the Lena River. It is shown that indicator minerals—pyrope and picroilmenite—derive from Middle Paleozoic kimberlites, very likely diamondiferous. Methods are proposed for further studies on determining the prospects for the diamond content of the southern side of the Vilyui syneclise and the northern slope of the Aldan anteclise.

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Analytical studies were performed at the Center for Collective Use of Multielement and Isotopic studies, SB RAS.

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The study was carried out in accordance with the state task of IGM SB RAS and with the support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 18-05-70063) and the Russian Science Foundation (grant no. 18-17-00249).

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  1. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy. Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    V. P. Afanasiev, S. S. Kuligin & D. A. Samdanov

  2. Novosibirsk State University, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    N. P. Pohilenko & D. A. Samdanov

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Afanasiev, V.P., Pohilenko, N.P., Kuligin, S.S. et al. On the Prospects of Diamond Content of the Southern Side of the Vilyui Syneclise. Geol. Ore Deposits 62, 535–541 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075701520040029

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