This close-up view of a super-deep diamond highlights the inclusions, seen here as black spots. Inclusions like these provide geochemical evidence that subducted oceanic plates can carry water and other fluids deep into the mantle. Credit: Photo by Evan Smith/© 2021 GIA
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