Lemma 10.50.8. Let L/K be an algebraic extension of fields. If B \subset L is a valuation ring with fraction field L and not a field, then A = K \cap B is a valuation ring and not a field.
Proof. By Lemma 10.50.7 the ring A is a valuation ring. If A is a field, then A = K. Then A = K \subset B is an integral extension, hence there are no proper inclusions among the primes of B (Lemma 10.36.20). This contradicts the assumption that B is a local domain and not a field. \square
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