Supercomputers Have Revealed Giant ‘Pillars of Heat’ Funneling Diamonds Upward From Deep Within Earth
Most diamonds are formed deep inside Earth and brought close to the surface in small yet powerful volcanic eruptions of a kind of rock called “kimberlite.” Our supercomputer modeling, published in Nature Geoscience, shows these eruptions are fueled by giant “pillars of heat” rooted 2,900 kilometers below ground, just above our planet’s core. Understanding Earth’s ...
