[Rockhounds] Super-deep diamond provides first evidence in nature of Earth's fourth most abundant mineral

[Peter Richards]

Presumably, yes, it would morph into a form that’s stable at Earth surface conditions - a different mineral.  As long as it’s contained by the diamond, it is still exposed to the high pressures at which it’s stable.

Pete Richards
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R. Peter Richards, Ph.D.
rpr at heidelberg.edu
Morphological Crystallographer

> On Mar 8, 2018, at 10:41 AM, Tim Fisher <nospam at orerockon.com> wrote:
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> Very cool!
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> Tim Fisher
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> For the first time, scientists have found Earth's fourth most abundant mineral—calcium silicate perovskite—at Earth's surface.
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> "Nobody has ever managed to keep this mineral stable at the Earth's surface," said Graham Pearson, a professor in the University of Alberta's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate. He explained the mineral is found deep inside Earth's mantle, at 700 kilometres.
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