Black diamonds 'from outer space'.(SHORT cuts)

From: Israel Diamonds | Date: February 1, 2007 | Copyright information

Black diamonds came from outer space, according to a paper published online in the scientific journal Astrophysical Journal Letters. The research was summarized on the U.S. National Science Foundation's website.

Scientists Jozsef Garai and Stephen Haggerty, of Florida International University, along with Case Western Reserve University researchers Sandeep Rekhi and Mark Chance, claim an extraterrestrial origin for the unusual black diamonds. Also called carbonado diamonds, the stones are found only in Brazil and the Central African Republic, and appear to be completely ...

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