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Are diamonds made from coal?

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Diamond formation: Diamonds found at or near Earth's surface have formed through four different processes. The plate tectonics cartoon above presents these four methods of diamond formation. Additional information about each of them can be found in the paragraphs and small cartoons below. read more

Since coal is formed from terrestrial plant debris, and the oldest land plants are younger than almost every diamond that has ever been dated, it is easy to conclude that coal did not play a significant role in the formation of Earth's diamonds. read more

However, unlike diamonds, coal’s carbon comes from many different substances, most notably, from decomposed plants. This is why the carbon that forms coal is not as pure as that which forms diamonds. So, Diamonds Are Not Made of Coal, After All. Though there are definitely similarities, we can say conclusively that diamonds are not made of coal. read more

Diamonds and coal are quite different from one another. A pure diamond mineral, which is formed over millions of years, is actually just compressed carbon. It is the structure of the element that makes is such a remarkable stone. read more

Myth: Diamonds are formed from coal. According to evolutionists and geologists, diamonds were formed about 1–3 billion years ago, that’s way earlier than any known record of even the Earth’s first land plants let alone coal. read more

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