- Small black specks in a diamond from an African mine have turned out to be a vital ingredient of the deep Earth, identified in nature for the first time after decades of searching. The mineral normally cannot exist on Earth’s surface but plays a major part in heat flow deep inside the planet. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03409-2 10 comments science
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