Do Diamonds Come From Coal ?

There are 4 different processes that create Diamonds and not one of them is through coal. Diamonds forming from Coal is a myth. The following are Not Myths. 1. Diamonds are Formed in earth’s crust - or to be more exact is in the earth’s Mantle. Now the earth’s Mantle is 150 kilometers below the Earth’s surface. Only in that particular area is the required temperature and pressure to actually form a Diamond . Now this does not occur in all areas of the Earth’s Mantle which is a150 kilometers below the surface but it does occur in areas near volcanoes. There we have the right conditions for the formation of Diamonds from carbons not coal that originated in these areas. One may ask, how do the diamonds get closer to the surface ? Well when a volcano erupts in the Mantle which is below the continental plate it pushes up the mantle and everything in it closer to the surface of the Earth. This is one of the places that Diamonds are found. 2. Diamond formation in Subduction Zones: This is similar to Diamonds being formed in the Mantle of the Earth’s crust. In this case the area of formation is in the upper Mantle. The pressure and temperature needed to form these diamonds is from the shifting of the oceanic plates. In this scenario, coal is a possible source for the diamond formation. After all there is carbon in limestone and other rocks found in the ocean. When Subduction occurs it pushes the diamonds to a depth of 50 kilometers, so it’s a lot closer to the surface. 3. Diamonds From Asteroid Impact Sites: Imagine a 6 mile wide asteroid impacting Earth at 12 miles a second. This has an effect of over 100 nuclear bombs. Where the surface temperature is hotter than the Sun. On impact many carbon based rocks or even coal will be transformed into small diamonds. When investigating a crater in Arizona diamonds were found there. 4. Conclusion: Diamonds do not Come from Coal It’s very simple really. Let’s try to understand something about Coal. Coal comes from plants. So We have proof that Diamonds are older than plants by over 100 Million years. Plant debris turns into Coal. By the time that happened, there was already diamonds on the planet. Therefore, there is no way that diamonds came from Coal.