Australian scientists from Curtin University have identified an important finding that points to the accumulation of valuable pink diamonds. They concluded that valuable minerals should be sought in places where continental plates first collided and then separated. The study was published in the scientific journal Nature Communications (NatComm).
Geologists made the discovery while examining rocks from the ancient Argyle volcano in Western Australia, where the world’s largest deposits of pink and red diamonds are located.
As is known, the formation of valuable minerals deep within the Earth requires carbon and the tremendous pressure resulting from the collision of tectonic plates. According to the researchers, the third factor in the successful diamond hunt was the subsequent stretching of the earth’s crust. During this process, precious stones rise to the surface as the magma rises.
According to geologists, this is what happened about 1.3 billion years ago when Australia’s Kimberley region crashed into the rest of northern Australia. Argyle volcano formed in this region. The tectonic plates then deviated slightly, allowing molten mass from the depths to erupt and form rich diamond deposits.
Scientists noted that the criteria they defined will help quickly find new diamond deposits both in Australia and abroad.
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Source: Gazeta
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