Diamonds are rich in clues about early Earth

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 18:00 in Earth & Climate

Diamonds from deep within the Earth reveal that the motions of tectonic plates responsible for the drifting of continents and the birth of mountains likely started up about 3 billion years ago.

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