Scientists have made a surprising discovery inside a diamond dug out from deep inside Earth. The mineral is expected to be in abundance and geochemically important in the mantle of our planet. But the diamond dug up from the mantle around 660 kilometres beneath Earth in Botswana has a sample of davemaoite that was able to survive intact inside the stone. Scientists believe that davemaoite plays a significant role in Earth's mantle geochemically. The lead author suggests that this may enable the mineral to general substantial amount of heat inside Earth’s mantle.

Source: dna November 15, 2021 03:51 UTC