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Diamond delivers long-sought mineral from the deep Earth – Nature.com
Davemaoite is a vehicle for radioactive isotopes that help to heat the planet’s mantle.

This diamond holds tiny black specks of davemaoite, a mineral formed at high temperature and pressure in the deep Earth.Credit: Aaron Celestian, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Small black specks in a diamond from an African mine have turned…
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