Diamonds might look fancy and expensive, but at their core, they’re made of something super basic: carbon. Yeah — the same stuff inside a pencil.So what makes a diamond different? It’s all about where and how it forms.
Way deep under the Earth’s surface — we’re talking about 100 to 200 kilometers down — the pressure is insane and the heat is crazy high. Down there, carbon gets squeezed so tightly for millions (or even billions) of years that the atoms lock into a super strong structure. That’s what forms a diamond.
Then one day, a volcanic eruption happens, and boom — those diamonds ride up to the surface through special pipes called kimberlite pipes. That’s how they end up where we can find them.
Diamonds are:
The hardest natural material on Earth (nothing can scratch them except other diamonds).
Super good at handling heat, so they’re even used in some electronics and machines.
Not always clear — some diamonds are blue, yellow, or pink, depending on what mixed in with the carbon during formation.
And get this — some scientists even believe it rains diamonds on planets like Neptune. And there’s a star out there that’s basically one giant space diamond. 💫
So next time you see a diamond, remember:It’s just carbon that went through extreme pressure and came out shining.A reminder that the toughest times can shape the strongest things.