Bill MinarikA cross-polars image of a garnet lherzolite xenolith from the Cretaceous Nikos kimberlite on Somerset Island, arctic Canada. 2mm scale bar in the lower right corner.
Matt WillemsenDigging With DNA: Soil’s “Biological Fingerprints” Point to Hidden Diamonds
Researchers have pioneered a method to detect buried kimberlite, a diamond-associated rock, by studying microbial DNA in surface soil. This offers a non-invasive way to identify minerals deep underground, proving more precise than traditional geochemical analysis. The technique, with broader applications in mineral exploration, could redefine the future of the mining sector.
https://scitechdaily.com/digging-with-dna-soils-biological-fingerprints-point-to-hidden-diamonds/ #diamonds #kimberlite #DNA #sequencing #exploration #indicator #microbes
Researchers have pioneered a method to detect buried kimberlite, a diamond-associated rock, by studying microbial DNA in surface soil. This offers a non-invasive way to identify minerals deep underground, proving more precise than traditional geochemical analysis. The technique, with broader applications in mineral exploration, could redefine the future of the mining sector.
https://scitechdaily.com/digging-with-dna-soils-biological-fingerprints-point-to-hidden-diamonds/ #diamonds #kimberlite #DNA #sequencing #exploration #indicator #microbes
Digging With DNA: Soil’s “Biological Fingerprints” Point to Hidden Diamonds
DNA sequencing methods can also assist in identifying minerals crucial for the transition to green energy. Researchers have identified buried kimberlite, the rocky home of diamonds, by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil. These ‘biological fingerprints’ can reveal what minerals are b
The death of supercontinents brings diamonds to the surface
Deep mantle waves trigger mysterious kimberlite volcanoes
“Kimberlites seem to be responding to rhythms of supercontinents”
https://www.science.org/content/article/death-supercontinents-brings-diamonds-surface #supercontinents #diamonds #DeepMantleWaves #kimberlite #volcanoes
Deep mantle waves trigger mysterious kimberlite volcanoes
“Kimberlites seem to be responding to rhythms of supercontinents”
https://www.science.org/content/article/death-supercontinents-brings-diamonds-surface #supercontinents #diamonds #DeepMantleWaves #kimberlite #volcanoes