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Columbia Climate School

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Crystals of the mineral olivine, taken from Grand Comore Island in the Indian Ocean, have a calcium-to-aluminum ratio similar to that of fluids found in diamonds. This suggests that both materials have a common source.

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Courtesy Yaakov Weiss/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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