$10 Diamond Indicates Huge Water Reservoirs in Earth's Interior
- 10 years ago
The discovery of a rare mineral called Ringwoodite from a river in Brazil indicates the presence of what experts theorize could be a huge underground reservoir that holds as much water as all of the oceans on Earth combined.
The discovery of a rare mineral called Ringwoodite from a river in Brazil indicates the presence of what experts theorize could be a huge underground reservoir that holds as much water as all of the oceans on Earth combined.
A diamond containing the rare mineral that has only been found before in meteorites suggests the presence of water deep underground. It was formed in what is known as the transition zone, about 255 to 410 miles under the surface of the Earth.
Graham Pearson, the lead researcher from the University of Alberta is quoted as saying: “One of the reasons the Earth is such a dynamic planet is the presence of some water in its interior. Water changes everything about the way a planet works.”
The researchers estimate that they bought the diamond for about ten dollars, along with many others.
A previous study also found that there are untapped sources of freshwater under the ocean. The extreme conditions that exist that far underground are inhospitable to humans and cannot be explored, which is why the Ringwoodite hadn‘t ever been found on Earth before now.
The discovery of a rare mineral called Ringwoodite from a river in Brazil indicates the presence of what experts theorize could be a huge underground reservoir that holds as much water as all of the oceans on Earth combined.
A diamond containing the rare mineral that has only been found before in meteorites suggests the presence of water deep underground. It was formed in what is known as the transition zone, about 255 to 410 miles under the surface of the Earth.
Graham Pearson, the lead researcher from the University of Alberta is quoted as saying: “One of the reasons the Earth is such a dynamic planet is the presence of some water in its interior. Water changes everything about the way a planet works.”
The researchers estimate that they bought the diamond for about ten dollars, along with many others.
A previous study also found that there are untapped sources of freshwater under the ocean. The extreme conditions that exist that far underground are inhospitable to humans and cannot be explored, which is why the Ringwoodite hadn‘t ever been found on Earth before now.