Discovery of submicron diamonds within kimberlite in Liaoning Province, China and its significance

Conclusions Although the natural microdiamonds in the non-kimberlite have been well studied by Sobolev, the discovery of submicron diamonds in the kimberlite and not in the form of inclusion is still the first time in the world. Different from the common growth of the kimberlite e-clogite/peridotite with the diamond, the submicron diamonds grow together with the very thin dispersive materials with platina and blende structures. The growth process of the thin lath-shaped diamond crystals from the aggregative parent materials is observed. The densities of the aggregative parent materials are different from place to place within the microspace. The submicron diamonds and their parasitized diamonds formed in different generations.