CANADA: Diamonds have always been thought to be the exquisite and precious stones that are formed deep within the Earth. Now, scientists from Johns Hopkins University have identified a new simple recipe to make the so-called “girl’s best friend.”
The discovery of the new method may deem microscopic diamonds more common than previously believed as the chemical reaction involved in its formation is just like a simple redox reaction.
Scientists have long thought that diamonds are only created via complicated redox reactions that entail fluid movement and either methane oxidation and carbon dioxide reaction. Such processes necessitate the diverse kinds of fluids to move through rocks and being exposed to environments with varied oxidation conditions. “It was always hard to explain why the redox reactions took place,” said Dr. Dimitri A. Sverjensky, the corresponding author of the study.
