‘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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The initial location of the Gondwana supercontinent 500 million years ago, adjacent to a major subduction zone, and the path of continental dispersions are pictured in the globe. The block diagram shows the subduction of oceanic plates accompanied by deep diamond formation.

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Illustration: Qiwei Zhang, University of Alberta

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