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Article: Diamonds from outer space. (diamonds found in meteor craters; includes notes on how diamonds are formed in the earth)
- Article from:
- Science World
- Article date:
- October 4, 1996
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What do you get when a massive comet collides with Earth? Billions of diamonds! Scientists really "dig" this dazzling phenomenon.
Science isn't always glitter and glitz. But in a while, scientists discover something truly spectacular--like diamonds! Recently, geologists (earth scientists) discovered billions of diamonds where no one before. had thought to search. They found the diamonds in craters, basins pounded into Earth's surface when speeding rocks from outer space smash into our planet.
Traditionally, mining companies dig up diamonds from deep below Earth's surface. But the newly discovered diamonds are a sparkling surprise. They lie encased in rock ...