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THIS study of the isotopic composition of carbon has been carried out on six diamond crystals from kimberlite pipes in Lesotho. One crystal came from the Kao pipe, one from the Liqhobong and four from the Kolo pipe. We consider here how their colour and location are related to their isotopic composition.
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SMIRNOV, G., MOFOLO, M., LEROTHOLI, P. et al. Isotopically light carbon in diamonds from some kimberlite pipes in Lesotho. Nature 278, 630 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/278630a0
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