Abstract

The primary results are presented on the dissolution of plane-faced diamond crystals of octahedral habit in a Fe–Ni–S melt under 3.5 GPa and 1400°C. It was found that the dissolution resulted in the transformation of plane-faced into curve-faced individuals of morphological features characteristic for kimberlite diamonds. It was concluded that the diamond forms as such might have formed in reduced domains of the Earth’s mantle before becoming involved in the kimberlite magma.

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