When do mantle plumes destroy diamonds?

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Ernst, R.E. (Richard E.), Davies, D.R. (D. R.), Jowitt, S.M. (S. M.), Campbell, I.H. (I. H.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: diamond window; kimberlite; large igneous province; lithosphere; mantle plume; Attawapiskat; Kyle Lake; Yakutsk
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/20998; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.08.058

Mantle plumes are hot buoyant upwellings that rise from Earth's core–mantle-boundary to its surface where they can produce large igneous provinces (LIPs) and volcanic tracks, such as the Siberian Traps and the Hawaiian Emperor chain, respectively. We show that flattened mantle plume heads, whic...