This Volcano Erupts Diamonds And Scientists Don't Know Where These Rocks Come From

Diamonds are expensive and stunning. Most of us would be thrilled to have one but what if you can collect them in the wild?

When looking at the volcanic debris of the Tolbachik in Russia, researchers found tiny real diamonds there. The most natural way to make these expensive rocks is to expose carbon to the extremely high pressure in the mantle of the Earth. After that, the planet will push them to the surface with other rocks through massive explosion known as kimberlites.

In recent human history, we have not seen any kimberlite happens. The latest eruption is believed to take place in Tanzania 20,000 years ago but scientists are not so sure of that. The one most researchers agree on is an eruption occurred 30 million years ago in the area which is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Here are two possible sources of the diamonds. The first one is from the gas released when the volcano erupts. And the second is from human activities. Scientists suspect that these microdiamonds are the result of contamination from sampling and drilling instruments.

However, as they dig deeper into the components of the tiny precious rocks, they found something that could change our entire concept of how these sparkling rocks are made.

When carbon-laden hot gases from volcanic eruptions were released, they cooled down in bubble form and crystallized, forming diamonds. However, that is merely a hypothesis and experts need more time and research to know what really happens.

With that being said, rushing to Tolbachik with a hope to get rich quickly is not wise in this situation. This weird phenomenon is just an example of how little we know of volcanic activities. Now, scientists can be sure that diamonds can be formed from gases, without an impact of an immensely high pressure.

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