Periclase from South America


Brazil
Mato Grosso Juína ⓘ Juininha river	Cid, J. P., Nardi, L. V. S., Cid, C. P., Gisbert, P. E., & Balzaretti, N. M. (2014). Acid compositions in a veined-lower mantle, as indicated by inclusions of (K, Na)-Hollandite+ SiO 2 in diamonds. Lithos, 196, 42-53.
ⓘ São Luis river alluvials	Kagi, H. (2020) Deformation Features of Super-Deep Diamonds. Minerals: 10: 18. Ragozin, A. Zedgenizov, D. Shatsky, V. Kuper, K.
ⓘ Sorriso river	Kaminsky, Felix V., Zedgenizov, Dmitry A., Sevastyanov, Vyacheslav S., Kuznetsova, Olga V. (2023) Distinct Groups of Low- and High-Fe Ferropericlase Inclusions in Super-Deep Diamonds: An Example from the Juina Area, Brazil. Minerals, 13 (9) doi:10.3390/min13091217 Kaminsky, F.V. and Zedgenizov, D.A., (2022) First find of merrillite, Ca3 (PO4) 2, in a terrestrial environment as an inclusion in lower-mantle diamond. American Mineralogist, 107(8), pp.1652-1655.
ⓘ Chicória farm	Kaminsky, F. V., Wirth, R., & Schreiber, A. (2015). A microinclusion of lower-mantle rock and other mineral and nitrogen lower-mantle inclusions in a diamond. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53(1), 83-104. Kaminsky, F. V., Ryabchikov, I. D., & Wirth, R. (2015). A primary natrocarbonatitic association in the Deep Earth. Mineralogy and Petrology, 1-12. Kaminsky, F.V., Wirth, R., Schreiber, A. (2015): A microinclusion of lower-mantle rock and other minerals and nitrogen lower-mantle inclusions in a diamond. Canadian Mineralogist: 53(1): 83-104

Venezuela
Bolívar ⓘ Guaniamo	Canadian Mineralogist (2000) Vol. 38, pp. 1347-137

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