Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth

[Oxytropidoceras]

Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth

NPR, http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/15/505386423/big-diamonds-bring-scientists-a-message-from-superdeep-earth

 

Large, rare diamonds offer window into inner workings of Earth's mantle

https://carnegiescience.edu/news/biggest-and-best-diamonds-formed-deep-mantle-metallic-liquid

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/gioa-lrd120716.php

http://phys.org/news/2016-12-biggest-diamonds-deep-mantle-metallic.html

http://www.livescience.com/57222-biggest-diamonds-form-in-liquid-metal-pools.html

 

Diamonds: Huge, rare precious stones form 750km underground in

Earth's mantle, International Business Times UK

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/huge-rare-diamonds-are-born-pools-liquid-metal-deep-below-earths-surface-1596725

 

the paper is:

 

Smith, E. M., S. B. Shirey, F. Nestola, and others, 2016, Large gem

diamonds from metallic liquid in Earth’s deep mantle. Science.

Vol. 354, Issue 6318, pp. 1403-1405. DOI: 10.1126/science.aal1303

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6318/1403

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

Edited December 15, 2016 by Oxytropidoceras
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Hi Paul,

 

Imagine bumping into you here.  Small world.

 

Best regards,

 

MikeG  (Galactic Stone)