Deep-Earth Origin (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Deep-Earth Origin

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Geochemist Yakov Weiss examines a magnified image of a rough diamond. The chemical compositions of tiny fluid droplets within diamonds match those of lavas that form some volcanic islands.

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Kevin Krajick/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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