In The News: Department of Geoscience

Live Science

Researchers thought the mineral was impossible to find on Earth's surface.

USA Today

Researchers just discovered a mineral that shouldn't exist on Earth's surface but was found inside a diamond.

MSN

Researchers just discovered a mineral that shouldn't exist on Earth's surface but was found inside a diamond.

IFLScience

Scientists have finally confirmed the existence of calcium silicate perovskite from the Earth’s lower mantle.

Silicon republic

The calcium silicate perovskite found in the lower mantle had been theorised but never seen before.

Germanic

A diamond formed deep in the earth's mantle contains a mineral that has never been seen in nature.

TVN

A tiny diamond contains tiny crystals of a new mineral. It makes up 5% of the lower mantle.

Gatra

In diamonds pulled from deep within the Earth's surface, scientists have found the first example of a mineral never seen before.

New Scientist

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.

nature

Davemaoite is a vehicle for radioactive isotopes that help to heat the planet’s mantle.

Scientific American

The surprising find has never shown up in nature before and reveals secrets about the earth’s mantle.

Fuentitech

Diamonds are geologists’ best friends when it comes to knowing what really lies deep within the globe.