How Diamonds are Formed - National Geographic

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Clip from National Geographic regarding the formation of diamonds.

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  • funny how pearls are formed in the mantle too

  • @williamjpiano Pearls are formed in mollusks (like oysters) when they're irritated. A grain of sand or some object gets into their shell and they secrete a fluid that encases and smooths it so that it doesn't pain them anymore. And voila, a pearl.

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  • @11iast I actually originally compiled this video as a project for an Earth Science class.

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  • aren't the russians making fake diamonds, compressing carbon?

  • fake,diamonds don't spawn in layers up to 17

  • @williamjpiano You're absolutely right! At least I understood what you meant :D

  • mined over matter

  • @EmilyamI I mean an oyster's mantle, when particles get stuck between the mantle and shell.

  • Some meteorites have dimonds in them,just saying

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