Geologist sees no interest in Wyoming diamond mining . Mar 12, 2002 Mar 12 , 2002; 0 ... Hausel and his fellow scientists said 20 diamondiferous kimberlites and one diamondiferous mafic breccia ...

Diamonds form approximately 90 miles deep in the Earth’s crust and are brought to the surface very quickly in eruptions called kimberlites, traveling at between 11 and 82 miles per hour.

However, the diamonds carried within kimberlites are a different story. They have their own formation histories that don't coincide with the formation of the kimberlite magma itself.

Finding new diamond deposits. This model doesn’t contradict the spatial association between kimberlites and mantle plumes. On the contrary, the breakup of tectonic plates may or may not result ...

While diamonds might look pretty perched atop a ring, the rocks they hail from venture to Earth’s surface in a journey that’s anything but glamorous.

Diamonds form deep in Earth's crust, approximately 93 miles (150 kilometers) down. They are brought up to the surface very quickly in eruptions called kimberlites.

Scientists compiled historical data to find out why rocks containing diamonds erupt from the earth's crust—and where the gems are likely to be found. × Robb Report ...

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, as Marilyn Monroe sang 70 years ago – and fiendishly hard to find. “Diamond producers sometimes wish they were mining gold, copper or some other raw material, ...

Botswana Diamonds has secured a prospecting permit for five diamond-bearing kimberlites in the Marsfontein area of South Africa. This permit spans 900.67ha and encompasses the historic Marsfontein ...

Botswana Diamonds, which holds exploration licences in South Africa and Botswana, has obtained a prospecting permit covering five kimberlites known to contain diamonds in the Marsfontein region of ...