‘Perfect time capsules’: Ancient diamonds reveal new clues to Earth’s geological evolution (IMAGE)

University of Alberta

‘Perfect time capsules’: Ancient diamonds reveal new clues to Earth’s geological evolution

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MICROSCOPIC INCLUSIONS TRAPPED WITHIN DIAMONDS THAT ORIGINATED UP TO 700 KILOMETRES BENEATH EARTH’S SURFACE HAVE HELPED SCIENTISTS GET TO THE ROOT OF HOW THE ANCIENT SUPERCONTINENT GONDWANA FORMED.

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University of Alberta

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