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Where Do Diamonds Come From?
A new study reveals how the ocean floor may be recycling itself to produce diamonds.
Did you know the diamond that you are wearing on your finger right now may just be a piece of the sea bed, cooked overtime?
A diamonds is an extremely precious jewel and only the fortunate of the fortunate can afford it in today’s world. They portray power, they portray wealth and sometimes a diamond on the ring finger just portrays a new beginning.
But the question remains, where do these rare stones actually come from?
According to a new study conducted by Macquarie University in Australia, diamonds are formed by sea beds that become buried into the earth’s crust over time.
It had been a huge question mark for a really long time: From where are the salts found in the diamonds originated?
It was found that that the sediments on the ocean floor combine with sea water in such a way that they produce the exact levels of salts that are found in diamonds.
The lead author Michael W. Forster confirmed this by saying: “There was a theory that…
