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Unraveling the mystery of how diamonds travel to the earth's surface

Michael Allan McCrae | January 21, 2012 | 7:54 pm Canada Europe Diamond 

A vulcanologist at the University of British Columbia may have cracked the riddle on how kimberlite magma, and the valuable diamonds it sometimes carries, pushes its way up from deep underground. Kimberlite magma is heavy and resides at depths of...

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