Tag: Kimberlite Rocks

A plant that leads to diamond deposits

New York: A geologist has found a rare African plant that prefers to grow on diamond-bearing kimberlite rocks. The plant, identified as Pandanus candelabrum, is the first indicator species for diamond-bearing rocks, Stephen Haggerty, researcher at Florida International University in Miami, told Science magazine. The thorny, palm like plant in Liberia grows on top of […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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