In The News: Department of Geoscience

Nature World News

Scientists have discovered the first instance of a never-before-seen mineral inside a diamond pulled from deep down the Earth's surface.

Daily Star

This mineral, that can only form under high pressure and high temperatures in Earth's mantle, was never seen before until scientists discovered a sample of it trapped in a diamond.

Mysterious Universe

A diamond discovered deep beneath Earth’s surface contains a mineral that has never been found before on our planet.

Tempo

Ancient diamond boulderfrom Botswana has black spots which are apparently a type of mineral that has never been seen before. The mineral, called davemaoite, is a unique window for scientists to see rock chemistry from the depths of the Earth.

India Times

A new mineral has been discovered deep inside Earth's mantle, wrapped inside a diamond. The never-before-seen mineral sheds light on the unexplored secrets that remain hidden in Earth's different layers.

Spektrum der Wissenschaft

Externally, the Botswana diamond is relatively unspectacular. But its interior allows conclusions to be drawn about geophysics deep inside the earth.

SINDOnews

The rare mineral contained in this beautiful diamond is a silicate mineral called Davemaoite and can only form in the lower layer or sub-mantle of the earth's crust.

9News

A rare mineral from deep inside Earth's mantle has been found in an unlikely place - embedded inside a flawed diamond.

Archynewsy

In diamonds pulled from deep within the Earth’s surface, scientists have found the first example of a mineral never seen before. The mineral is called davemaoite.

Science News

The newfound mineral, dubbed davemaoite, only exists deep in Earth’s mantle.

Daily Mail

An elusive crystal predicted decades ago has finally been discovered trapped inside a diamond from deep Earth.

Phys.org

A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in the U.S. has found a sample of a mineral previously believed to be unable to exist in nature.