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Argyle mine: Earth's treasure trove of pink diamonds born during a supercontinent's break up
During 37 years of operations, the now-closed Argyle mine produced more than 865 million carats (191 tons) of rough diamonds and 90% of the world's pink diamonds.
50 interesting facts about Earth
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Weird blobs lurking near Earth's core may have been dragged from the surface
A new study of seismic data from Antarctica finds that the mantle may be stranger and more variable than previously believed, with pieces of ancient crust that have been dragged down by tectonic forces.
Mass die-off half a billion years ago caused by shifting tectonic plates, ancient rocks reveal
A large extinction in the midst of the expansion of life during the Cambrian period was caused by the tectonics of a supercontinent, new research argues.
Sleeping subduction zone could awaken and form a new 'Ring of Fire' that swallows the Atlantic Ocean
A modeling study suggests a slumbering subduction zone below the Gibraltar Strait is active and could break into the Atlantic Ocean in 20 million years' time, giving birth to an Atlantic "Ring of Fire."
Seattle's massive fault may result from oceanic crust 'unzipping itself' 55 million years ago
Magnetic data suggest Seattle's fault line formed 55 million years ago, when the southern half of a subducting chain of volcanic islands piled onto the continent and tore apart from the northern half.
'We were very surprised': Magma under Reykjanes Peninsula rushed into Grindavík dike at a shockingly fast rate
Magma flowed into the dike beneath Grindavík at a rate almost 100 times higher than what was seen in the eruptions that took place between 2021 and 2023.
Massive tectonic collision causing Himalayas to grow may also be splitting Tibet apart
The Indian plate may be peeling into two as it slides under the Eurasian plate, tearing Tibet apart in the process.
