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Geologists Unravel the Mysteries of Australia’s Rare Pink Diamonds
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Earth's biggest cache of pink diamonds formed in the breakup of the 1st supercontinent 'Nuna' by Stephanie Pappas, LIveScience, September 19, 2023 Geologists Unravel the Mysteries of Australia’s Rare Pink Diamonds The dazzling, blush-colored gems likely emerged from Earth’s mantle some 1.3 billion years ago, when a supercontinent named Nuna broke up, study suggests by Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian, September 20, 2023 The open access paper is: Olierook, H.K.H., Fougerouse, D., Doucet, L.S. et al. Emplacement of the Argyle diamond deposit into an ancient rift zone triggered by supercontinent breakup. Nat Commun 14, 5274 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40904-8 Yours, Paul H.-
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Supermountains might have affected the evolution of life on Earth
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Supermountains controlled the evolution of life on Earth Australian National University, February 2, 2022 EurekaAlert posting Scientists discover lost range of 'supermountains' three times longer than the Himalayas By Brandon Specktor, Live Science, February 4, 2022 The destruction of these ancient mountains may have fueled Earth's biggest evolution booms. Selected papers: Zhu, Z., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C.M., Brocks, J.J. and Chen, B., 2022. The temporal distribution of Earth's supermountains and their potential link to the rise of atmospheric oxygen and biological evolution. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 580, p.117391. Squire, R.J., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C.M. and Wilson, C.J., 2006. Did the Transgondwanan Supermountain trigger the explosive radiation of animals on Earth?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 250(1-2), pp.116-133. Yorus, Paul H.- 2 replies
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Earth's mountains disappeared for a billion years, and then life stopped evolving
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Earth's mountains disappeared for a billion years, and then life stopped evolving A dead supercontinent may be to blame By Brandon Specktor, Live Science Tang, M., Chu, X., Hao, J. and Shen, B., 2021. Orogenic quiescence in Earth’s middle age. Science, 371(6530), pp.728-731. Yorus, Paul H.-
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