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The Only Active Diamond Mine in the Country Is the Crater of Diamonds Mine Near Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. There, Recreational Prospectors Have Been...
The only active diamond mine in the country is the Crater of Diamonds Mine near Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. There, recreational prospectors have been finding up to a few hundred carats of diamonds per year since the early 1970s. Many colored diamonds have been found at Crater of Diamonds.
How deep diamonds are found?
Diamonds are found at a depth of approx. 150-200km below the surface of the Earth. Here, temperatures average 900 to 1,300 degrees Celsius and at a pressure of 45 to 60 kilobars (which is around 50,000 times that of atmospheric pressure at the Earth’s surface).
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