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September 18, 2012 11:18 am PDT
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Russia reveals large deposit of "extra-hard" diamonds in asteroid crater
The Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reports that the government has declassified a large deposit of diamonds, located in a meteorite crater formed 35 million years ago. The unique composition of these "extraterrestrial gemstones" could make them uniquely valuable for the technology industry: According to Academician Pokhilenko, "the value of impact diamonds is added by their [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/lAiVYHoXhQs/russia-reveals-large-deposit-o.html
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