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A rare mineral from deep inside Earth's mantle has been found in an unlikely place - embedded inside a flawed diamond.

Yahoo!

Your cultural choices include a major moment for moccasins, a magnificent seasonal art market, and an ambitious exhibition illuminating Indigenous responses to historic events.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

What started as a watering hole in the middle of the Mojave Desert has become one of the fastest-growing communities in the United States. People living here say it’s easy to understand why.

Archynewsy

In diamonds pulled from deep within the Earth’s surface, scientists have found the first example of a mineral never seen before. The mineral is called davemaoite.

K.N.P.R. News

I lost a friend not long ago, and so did Nevada.

Metro

Women’s health, and especially women’s sexual health, is still critically under-researched.

Science News

The newfound mineral, dubbed davemaoite, only exists deep in Earth’s mantle.

Daily Mail

An elusive crystal predicted decades ago has finally been discovered trapped inside a diamond from deep Earth.

Phys.org

A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in the U.S. has found a sample of a mineral previously believed to be unable to exist in nature.

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