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Diamond from
Avacha volcano (Avachinsky volcano; Avachinskaya Sopka), Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia


Description
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Turner, A., Drummond, M.S., Kepezhinskas, P., and Defant, M.J. (1996) Mineralogy and Geochemistry of mantle Xenoliths and Host Volcanics of the Avachinsky Volcano, Kamchatka Arc, Russia. 1996 Abstracts with Programs, The Geological Society of America.
Comments
Occur in high-Mg picrites that host mantle xenoliths.
Mineral and/or Locality
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