2006-11-28 16:44:55 · 2 answers · asked by bluerosesea 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Diamonds are formed by intense pressure on carbon deposits in the Earth's surface. With enough pressure and time, a chunk of carbon can form a diamond. The carbon that is in the Earth's surface can come from fossilized organic materials (ie prehistoric plants, animals, etc).
2006-11-28 16:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by VZ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Conservation of mass, the atoms don't get destroyed in chemical reactions (I'm not counting nuclear reactions). A dinosaur dies, its carbon returns to the ground, some of it get compressed into diamonds (ask a geologist how the diamond forms). With a few exceptions, the same matter that was on the earth from its formation is still here, and constantly being recycled. Carbon, water, etc.
2006-11-28 16:51:15 · answer #2 · answered by Jonathan M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋