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Basaltic crust in the Earth’s lower mantle

15.06.2021

Fabrizio Nestola explains a study about diamonds realized by the researchers of the University of Padova. This study, recently published in "Nature", shows that the Earth's surface rocks can reach great depths up to 700-800 km, and now is confirmed by Japanese scientistsNews on "Il Bo Live"

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The Diavik Diamond mine

14.06.2021

Professor Fabrizio Nestola explains the origin of the blue diamonds. Where are they from? To answer this question he visits for the first time the Canadian Diavik diamond mine.News on "Il Bo Live" (University of Padova)

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The origin of blue diamonds

13.06.2021

Professor Fabrizio Nestola illustrates the scientific study about the origin of blue diamonds. The research, realized with the collaboration of the University of Padova, has been published in "Nature".News on "Il Bo Live" (University of Padova) 

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Earthquake lubrification and healing explained by amorphous nanosilica

11.06.2021

Giulio di Toro (Department of Geosciences) talks about a research published in “Nature Communications” about earthquake lubrification and healing explained by amorphous nanosilica and about machines used to study these events. News on "Il Bo Live" (University of Padova)  

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Journey to the centre of the Earth

10.06.2021

The University of Padova has published a study on the properties of mantle rocks. The new approach, based on the joint analysis of seismological data and numerical simulations of fluid dynamics, will allow to develop detailed maps of deformation mechanisms.News on "il Bo Live" (University of Padova)

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