Diamond delivers long-sought mineral from the deep Earth

Small black specks in a diamond from an African mine have turned out to be a vital ingredient of the deep Earth, identified in nature for the first time after decades of searching.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03409-2

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