In The News: Department of Geoscience
The newfound mineral, dubbed davemaoite, only exists deep in Earth’s mantle.
An elusive crystal predicted decades ago has finally been discovered trapped inside a diamond from deep Earth.
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.
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 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.