If you were to put a powerful nuclear weapon down a coal mine, seal it off with thousands of tons of earth and concrete, then explode the weapon. When you reopened the mine would it be full of diamonds?
2006-12-11 03:05:29 · 4 answers · asked by David H 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Let's try it....sounds like fun.
2006-12-11 03:12:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will get some diamonds but not the type you think. High impact events create extremely tiny diamonds (microdiamonds and nanodiamonds).
Large diamonds need PROLONGED exposure to high temperature and pressure.
2006-12-11 03:17:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it wouldn´t. about 50 years ago the russian government gathered a group of scientists who had made many projects.. after about 30 years of experiments the russion government stopped paying for the tests-it was useless. or at least that´s what they´ve sayed
2006-12-11 03:12:14 · answer #3 · answered by Andres 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but all those diamonds will be radioactive.
2006-12-11 03:12:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋