A schist in the hand may be quite continental, but diamonds are a geologist's best friend. For proof, look no further than a recently mined diamond that contained a mineral that had never been ...

Critical Metals shares rose after the minerals mining company said Tuesday it commenced a diamond drilling program in Greenland. Shares rose 14.8% at $3.42. The stock has been down 50.4% this year.

In a new study, researchers used inclusions — imperfections derided by jewelers but valuable to scientists — to trace diamond formation. They found that the sulfide minerals inside the ...

Black specks inside a diamond are bits of calcium silicate perovskite, a mineral scientists had never before obtained by natural samples.

Mineral inclusion in a diamond, containing ringwoodite, enstatite and ferropericlase. (Image credit: Nathan D. Renfro and Tingting Gu) ...

The Earth has some pretty spectacular and rare minerals. We’re not talking about the likes of diamonds or rubies, we’re ...

Mineral inclusions discovered in diamonds prove that surface rocks can be subducted into the deep part of the Earth's mantle. The isotopic composition of the diamonds confirms that recycling of ...

Scientists have discovered a mineral that is stronger than diamonds called lonsdaleite, and it's often referred to as "space diamonds." ...

Still, there are purists, some of them gemmologists, who are not fans. “The whole point of diamonds is their ability to sparkle,” is a common refrain. “Inclusions go against this, and so included ...

Scientists have found a mineral stronger than diamond. They say lonsdaleite could be used to fortify industrial tools like drill bits and saw blades - AND teach us about the evolution of earth.

Some gemstones, such as diamonds, have inclusions , which are internal inclusions of liquids or other minerals. It was reported that new knowledge about the interior of the earth was obtained ...