The Science Pastor Visits A Diamond Mine - #013

Diamonds and the age of the earth -- So what does a diamond mine look like? This is a surface mine... meaning the diamonds are collected off the surface of the ground. Most diamonds are found in volcanic craters. Diamonds are formed deep in the earth, and are then carried to the surface by volcanic action. Because they are formed in the foundation rock of continents, meaning the original rock on which the continents were built, that means they are at least a billion years old. What can a diamond tell us about the age of the earth? If we carbon date a diamond, that will give us the age of the earth... BUT, carbon dating is only valid to about 60,000 years. Is this going to work?

A full transcript is available: http://sciencepastor.com/podcast/2019/2019-07-06-sp.php