Diamonds are formed in extreme heat and pressure under the crust and are shot up to the surface through holes in said crust (e.g. volcanoes). Definitely not metamorphic.Retech wrote:I'm pretty sure that Diamonds are metamorphic.
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DarkhVorTeX
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Re: Coal mining
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JustasJ
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Re: Coal mining
Guess we'd need volcanoes then.DarkhVorTeX wrote:Diamonds are formed in extreme heat and pressure under the crust and are shot up to the surface through holes in said crust (e.g. volcanoes). Definitely not metamorphic.Retech wrote:I'm pretty sure that Diamonds are metamorphic.
There are coal crystals that look like diamonds but are black that can be found in coal mines, though.
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Re: Coal mining
If I remember correctly, mined coal needs to be baked first to remove impurities. I guess kiln firing would do it or something.