In The News: Department of Geoscience
Researchers thought the mineral was impossible to find on Earth's surface.
Researchers just discovered a mineral that shouldn't exist on Earth's surface but was found inside a diamond.
Researchers just discovered a mineral that shouldn't exist on Earth's surface but was found inside a diamond.
Scientists have finally confirmed the existence of calcium silicate perovskite from the Earth’s lower mantle.
The calcium silicate perovskite found in the lower mantle had been theorised but never seen before.
A diamond formed deep in the earth's mantle contains a mineral that has never been seen in nature.
A tiny diamond contains tiny crystals of a new mineral. It makes up 5% of the lower mantle.
In diamonds pulled from deep within the Earth's surface, scientists have found the first example of a mineral never seen before.
Trapped inside a tiny diamond, there are tinier crystals of a never-before-seen mineral that makes up 5 per cent of the lower mantle.
Davemaoite is a vehicle for radioactive isotopes that help to heat the planet’s mantle.
The surprising find has never shown up in nature before and reveals secrets about the earth’s mantle.
Diamonds are geologists’ best friends when it comes to knowing what really lies deep within the globe.