Are diamonds renewable or nonrenewable?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking whether diamonds are renewable or nonrenewable resources, which involves understanding the nature of diamonds and their formation.
Answer
non-renewable
Diamonds are non-renewable resources.
Answer for screen readers
Diamonds are non-renewable resources.
More Information
Natural diamonds take millions to billions of years to form under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions deep within the Earth, making them non-renewable.
Tips
A common mistake is to conflate artificial diamonds, which can be lab-made relatively quickly, with natural diamonds, which require lengthy geological processes.
Sources
- Are diamonds a renewable resource? - Homework.Study.com - homework.study.com
- Diamond Industry - ArcGIS StoryMaps - storymaps.arcgis.com
- How are diamonds a non renewable resource? - Answers.com - answers.com
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