Was there any incident in time when a meteorite impact formed a diamonds?
November 30th, 2006
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I know that a impact of a meteorite can form a diamonds but did this ever happen? If you can please show me a picture of the diamonds that were formed. Thxs =]
I know that a impact of a meteorite can form a diamonds but did this ever happen? If you can please show me a picture of the diamonds that were formed. Thxs =]
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2 Comments
1. Ace Combat Player | December 1st, 2006 at 2:27 am
Yes, i’m pretty sure this has been documented. 1981, Allen Hills of Antartica, diamonds were found within the meteorite. 1987 University of Chicago found Diamonds embedded in a meteorite. In both cases, the diamonds are microscopic.
2. Geomatic7000 | December 2nd, 2006 at 9:43 pm
If it can form diamonds, then it has happened, if not, how else would would know it could happen?
The resulting diamonds are called nanodiamonds or microdiamonds and can be used as indicators for impact sites, which is important since Earth processes quick destroy crater evidence.
Here are some key impact events:
You will have to do some more research on your own to find out if impact diamonds occurred.