Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Strange Rock from Russia Contains 30,000 Diamonds

Strange Rock from Russia Contains 30,000 Diamonds


Here's the perfect Christmas gift for the person who has everything: A red and green rock, ornament-sized, stuffed with 30,000 teeny-tiny diamonds. The sparkly chunk was pulled from Russia's huge Udachnaya diamond mine and donated to science (the diamonds' tiny size means they're worthless as gems). It was a lucky break for researchers, because the diamond-rich rock is a rare find in many ways, scientists reported Monday...

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