Welcome to Petroleum Geology Forums

This is a free online community that aims to bring petroleum professionals and geologists together and share valuable knowledge. Registration is easy so become a member now for instant free access.

Petroleum Geologists can stay up to date with industry related topics and exchange ideas and concepts.
Upstream Oil and Gas Consultants get a chance to share their expertise and gain exposure to land future projects.
Geology students and graduates can join the discussion and get into contact with potential future employees.

>> Register Now

Diamond’s 2-billion-year growth charts tectonic shift in ear

Page 1 of 1

[ 1 post ]

Print view

Previous topic | Next topic

Diamond’s 2-billion-year growth charts tectonic shift in ear

Author	Message
NewsPoster Joined: Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:56 am Posts: 20756	Diamond’s 2-billion-year growth charts tectonic shift in ear Science Daily Geology A study of tiny mineral 'inclusions' within diamonds from Botswana has shown that diamond crystals can take billions of years to grow. One diamond was found to contain silicate material that formed 2.3 billion years ago in its interior and a 250 million-year-old garnet crystal towards its outer rim, the largest age range ever detected in a single specimen. Analysis of the inclusions also suggests that the way that carbon is exchanged and deposited between the atmosphere, biosphere, oceans and geosphere may have changed significantly over the past 2.5 billion years. Read more
Wed Mar 01, 2017 3:58 pm
Display posts from previous: Sort by

Page 1 of 1

[ 1 post ]

Related topics

	Author	Replies	Views	Last post
Diamond’s 2-billion-year growth charts tectonic shift in ear	NewsPoster	0	147	Sat Feb 25, 2017 12:43 am NewsPoster
Diamond’s 2-billion-year growth charts tectonic shift in ear	NewsPoster	0	131	Sat Feb 25, 2017 12:00 pm NewsPoster
Diamond’s 2-billion-year growth charts tectonic shift in ear	NewsPoster	0	132	Sat Feb 25, 2017 11:09 pm NewsPoster
Diamond’s 2-billion-year growth charts tectonic shift in ear	NewsPoster	0	118	Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:11 am NewsPoster
Diamond’s 2-billion-year growth charts tectonic shift in ear	NewsPoster	0	129	Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:13 pm NewsPoster

Jump to:

Content on EPGeology.com is intended for personal use only and to supplement, not replace, professional judgment. EPGeology.com disclaims any and all liability for your use of its content. As most of our content is supplied by our users we can not check copyright, and stress that copyright remains at the original owner. If you suspect copyright infringement please use the contact form to report it.
Contact || © EPGeology.com. || Powered by phpBB Asteroid Mining