A Rare Plant Might Transform How We Find Diamonds

A rare plant could serve as a signpost for diamond indicator kimberlite, which might eventually lead to easier, less expensive diamond exploration, according to a new paper.

The plant, Pendanus candelabrum, has a “marked affinity for kimberlite pipes,” writes Stephen E. Haggerty, a distinguished research professor in geosciences at Florida International University, in the June–July edition of the journal Economic Geology.

A plant could serve as a signpost for diamond indicator kimberlite, which might eventually lead to easier, less expensive diamond exploration.

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