Ilmenite-serpentine microaggregates in kimberlites of Novinka-1 tube

Abstract

The methods of electron microscopy are applies for study of ilmenite-serpentine microaggregates in kimberlite tube Novinka-1 (Yakutia, Russia). They are situated in  microcracks  in  serpentine, and  are  presented  by aggregations of  micrometer  ilmenite  particles  cemented  by  serpentine  masses.  These microaggregates were originated in post-magmatic stage of kimberlite-forming process.