Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth

Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth

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://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.