Theetso Motsamai, PhD. | DERTS Associates

I am working on diamonds from the Karowe Mine provided by Lucara Diamond. I am working on characterizing diamonds and their mineral inclusions. My research aims to evaluate the mantle sources associated with a coarse diamond population containing exceptionally large gem-quality stones.

Theetso successfully defended his Ph.D. in September 2018.

Theetso is a Lecturer in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST).

Publications:

Motsamai, T., Harris J.W., Stachel, T., Pearson, D.G., Armstrong J. (2018) Mineral inclusions in diamonds from Karowe Mine, Botswana: super-deep sources for super-sized diamonds? Mineralogy and Petrology 112(1):169-180 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-018-0604-9

Motsamai, T. (2018) The composition of the lithospheric mantle beneath the Karowe Mine and its associated diamond sources in north-eastern Botswana (PhD. Thesis) University of Alberta https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-j6ws-k877