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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 16Stachel, Thomas (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 3Pearson, Graham (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 1Kjarsgaard, Bruce (Geological Survey of Canada)
- 1Luth, Robert W (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 1Pearson, D Graham (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 1Pearson, D. Graham (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
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Spring 2022
This work presents new petrography, mineral major and trace element chemistry, whole rock major and trace element chemistry, whole rock Sr-Nd-Hf isotope composition, and phlogopite Rb-Sr isotope geochronology for the Mel kimberlite, Nunavut and Dharma kimberlite, Northwest Territories. This data...
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Age, origin and composition of the Attawapiskat lithospheric mantle and its diamonds (western Superior craton, Canada)
DownloadFall 2013
This study reports results from peridotitic and eclogitic xenoliths and di- amond samples from the Attawapiskat area to understand the processes of craton formation and modification in the Superior lithospheric mantle. These diamondiferous kimberlites also provide an opportunity to study the...
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Aviat diamonds: a window into the deep lithospheric mantle beneath the Northern Churchill Province
DownloadFall 2012
The northern Churchill Province is an intensely explored, yet poorly researched target area for diamonds. I examined the mantle sources and residence history of diamonds from Aviat, located on the Melville Peninsula. Aviat diamonds display a δ13C range extending far below the average mantle value...
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Fall 2011
The Renard kimberlites (52°48’26N, 72°14’52W: Quebec, Canada) are typical for primary diamond deposits: being located within Archean basement (Superior craton). Pb-Pb isotope data of clinopyroxenes also suggests an Archean age (~2.7Ga) for the subcratonic lithospheric mantle (SCLM). The Carolina...
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Diamond sources beneath the Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut: A preliminary assessment based on Chidliak diamonds
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Diamonds from the Chidliak kimberlite field, located on the Hall Peninsula of Baffin Island, are the focus of this study. Morphology, carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions, and nitrogen characteristics of Chidliak diamonds are used to constrain diamond sources, and conditions of diamond...
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Spring 2021
This research was motivated by a current lack of systematic information, pairing inclusion chemistry (major,minor, and trace element) to host diamond isotopic data (δ13C, δ15N, N abundance) regarding the Snap Lake kimberlitedyke. The Snap Lake kimberlite dyke is located on the southern Slave...
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Spring 2021
Diamonds, due to their inert and robust nature, encapsulate and preserve minerals, recording the mantle substrate in which they form. Forming in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle over a protracted period, diamonds provide snapshots of craton formation and mantle evolution over much of...
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Fall 2013
Monocrystalline gem-quality diamonds from Akwatia, Ghana and De Beers Pool, South Africa have trace-element concentrations ranging from ppt to ppm levels, but mostly are below the limit of quantification. CeN/EuN (1–6; N = chondrite normalized) and CeN/TiN (0.6 to 12) indicate mildly elevated...
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Geochemistry of diamonds and their mineral inclusions constraining the composition of the lithospheric mantle and recycling of crustal materials
DownloadFall 2022
Bimineralic eclogite xenoliths from Koidu have been extensively studied previously, but less attention has been directed towards diamondiferous eclogite xenoliths as well as eclogitic and peridotitic diamonds from this locality. To gain insight into the geologic history of the lithospheric mantle...
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Spring 2018
Different laser ablation and mass spectrometry techniques and FTIR spectroscopy have been used to investigate elemental impurities, defects, and stable and radiogenic isotope compositions in natural diamond and ruby, with the aim of expanding previous research into diamond and ruby genesis,...