Happy birthday April babies! Your birthstone, the diamond, is the rich cousin of graphite. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/april-birthstone-diamond…
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Piece of lost continent discovered beneath Canada
A type of rock from Earth’s interior that’s known for its embedded diamonds also holds clues to a missing puzzle piece from a continent that fragmented more than 150 million years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/lost-continent-diamonds-canada.html
Diamonds Buried 400 Miles Below Surface Could Explain Mysterious Earthquakes
What’s driving Earth’s deepest earthquakes? Diamonds may hold answers. Source: https://www.livescience.com/superdeep-diamonds-earthquakes.html
There’s a New Blackest Material Ever, and It’s Eating a Diamond As We Speak
It’s so black, it turns diamonds into “black holes.” Source: https://www.livescience.com/blackest-black-devours-diamond.html
Super-deep diamonds contain traces of a pristine chunk of early Earth
Diamonds that formed twice as deep as normal contain evidence of a pristine hunk of original Earth rock hiding deep underground Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2213571-super-deep-diamonds-contain-traces-of-a-pristine-chunk-of-early-earth/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Fluid in superdeep diamonds may be from some of Earth’s oldest unchanged material
Primordial rock deep in the mantle and dating to just after Earth’s formation could yield insights about the planet’s formation and evolution Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fluid-superdeep-diamonds-may-be-some-earths-oldest-unchanged-material4…
What’s the July birthstone?
Happy birthday to all you July babies! Your birthstone, the ruby, is among the most highly prized of gemstones. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/july-birthstone-ruby…
Confirmed: Earth Is Crushing the Ocean into Salty Diamonds
A new study finds fresh proof that diamonds are crushed and melted bits of ancient seabed that you can wear on your finger. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65589-diamonds-come-from-the-sea.html
New Paper Confirms Near-Room-Temperature Superconductivity In Wild, Hydrogen-Rich Material
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: A team of physicists has published peer-reviewed results documenting near-room-temperature superconductivity in the hydrogen-rich compound lanthanum hydride. The team, led by physicist Mikhail Eremets from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, kicked off the most recent race for a high-temperature superconducting hydride in 2015, when they published a paper announcing the discovery of…
In Diamonds’ Flaws, Finding the Secret History of Continents
Minerals more than 2 billion years old lurk inside the sparkly gems. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65327-diamond-flaws-reveal-early-geology.html