A pair of diamonds that formed hundreds of kilometers deep in Earth’s malleable mantle both contain specks of materials that ...

Seemingly contradictory materials are trapped together in two glittering diamonds from South Africa, shedding light on how ...

Two diamonds from South Africa’s Voorspoed mine provide a rare direct insight into the chemistry of Earth’s mantle. Although ...

Botswana's Karowe mine just produced a record-breaking 2,492-carat diamond, the largest unearthed in over a century.

South African diamonds have revealed nickel-rich metallic inclusions, offering the first direct evidence of reactions predicted to occur deep in Earth’s mantle. The study shows how oxidized melts ...

Formed millions to billions of years ago, diamonds can shine light into the darkest and oldest parts of the Earth's mantle. The analysis of ancient, superdeep diamonds dug up from mines in Brazil and ...

Synthetic diamond research examines organic molecular interactions under the microscope. Scientists have long developed ...

Despite being around since the 1950s, lab-grown diamonds have only recently exploded in popularity. Allied Market Research states that, in 2022, the global diamond market was valued at $100.4 billion ...

A study found that Australia's tectonic plates stretched, creating large deposits of pink diamonds. Pink diamonds are made under extreme pressure when two continents collide. The scientists hope that ...

On top of it, the marketplace for diamonds can be really confusing. There are grades of clarity and color that lead to an overall quality rating. And, of course, diamonds are very expensive. The ...

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