X-rays Use Diamonds As Window To Center Of The Earth
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 10:28
in Earth & Climate
Diamonds from Brazil have provided the answers to a question that Earth scientists have been trying to understand for many years: how is oceanic crust that has been subducted deep into the Earth recycled back into volcanic rocks? Geologists have gained a deeper insight into how the Earth recycles itself in the deep earth tectonic cycle way beyond the depths that can be accessed by drilling.