Earth science: Old diamonds and the upper crust

Ian S. Williams

doi:10.1038/448880a

Earth science: Old diamonds and the upper crust

Ian S. Williams^*

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Was the early Earth a blackened landscape of congealed lava, or was it cool enough for oceans to form? The discovery of diamonds in the oldest-known relics of surface rocks adds new élan to this debate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	880-881
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	448
Issue number	7156
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/448880a
Publication status	Published - 23 Aug 2007

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