The "fact" that diamonds are pieces of coal that have undergone a transformation due to heat and pressure is one of the biggest misconceptions about diamonds... and yet so many people think this is the case. Why so?

Join in for a engaging online webinar session exploring a common myth of what diamonds are made from. Spoiler alert: it's not coal... or is it? 

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This session will discuss:

- The origin and ages of diamond and coal

- The formation of diamond including upper mantle and super deep origins

- Meteorite diamonds

- Diamond crystal forms from the different origins

- How the 'diamonds made from coal' myth originated

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This is presented by Julia Griffith FGA DGA EG

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