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How Diamonds are made

Hey welcome back!  You ready to learn how a diamond is made?  Okay, here we go!  Far, far away beneath the earth’s surface (about 90-120 miles below!) in the upper mantle crust lies a mineral made of just one element named carbon.  At this earth’ layer, the carbon element is exposed to EXTREME heat and pressure.  As a result of EXACT temperature and pressure, a crystal structure is formed out of the carbon element, which creates the diamond.  The diamond reaches the earth’s surface by being thrusted upward through a series of violent eruptions over billions of years.   This geological eruption breaks through the earth’s surface depositing diamonds.  Isn’t that fantastic?!! Next month, we’ll talk about the 1^st diamond discovery!  Stay tuned…..