Geologists Unravel the Mysteries of Australia’s Rare Pink Diamonds​​​​​​​

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Earth's biggest cache of pink diamonds formed in the breakup of the 1st supercontinent 'Nuna'
by Stephanie Pappas, LIveScience, September 19, 2023

 

Geologists Unravel the Mysteries of Australia’s Rare Pink Diamonds
The dazzling, blush-colored gems likely emerged from Earth’s mantle 
some 1.3 billion years ago, when a supercontinent named Nuna broke 
up, study suggests
by Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian, September 20, 2023

 

The open access paper is:

 

Olierook, H.K.H., Fougerouse, D., Doucet, L.S. et al. Emplacement of
the Argyle diamond deposit into an ancient rift zone triggered by
supercontinent breakup. Nat Commun 14, 5274 (2023). 
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40904-8

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.