Over a long period of time while under extreme heat and pressure, graphite turns into which precious mineral?
Correct answer: Diamond

Sambo65
I'm trying to heat and press my graphite pencil but it does'nt work🤣🤣

MrOatcake2772
The largest diamond found so far is the Cullinan diamond. Discovered in South Africa at over 3000 carats. Given to the British monarchy as a gift. Thought to have taken around 3 billion years to form.

KuizGiga
They say graphite under pressure is girls best friend.

Graham Y.N.W.A. JFT
Player #3748832, like in superman. when he makes one out of coal

Birdiemom
CubicAftermath, lead is a metallic element. Perhaps you're thinking of the old alchemists, who believed there was a way to turn lead into gold, if they coukd only discover it...which, of course, is impossible.

Lizzi
player# 4071762 doc*, not stolen. Given to England as a gift

MakoShark50
Don't throw those pencils away! 😉

mimi53
Player #3748832, that is coal!

Laurie
That was easy peasy diamond squeezy!

Taranchalanche
CubicAftermath, The pencil "lead" is really graphite. The only lead in them was in the paint.

Tee
Player #120374466, It's just hard to think of them when you're--well-- under pressure!

Tee
KuizGiga, Very good! My laugh of the week!

Arabeska
KuizGiga, I am a girl and hate diamonds 💍💎

Player #120374466
KuizGiga, There are some benefits that come from extreme pressure

Foo
Sambo65, keep trying

Dreams
The most priceless being the Koh-I-Noor mined in India.

Calabtangan' Boyoyong
Sambo65, wait for a million years

H
WOW... the symbolism of how life can season the works of a writer... 🥰

Lorraine
A very poor explanation 😕

Jimbo Jones
Player #19776991, you mean in our part of the galaxy somewhere?
None of our solar planets are of solid diamond

Jimbo Jones
Taranchalanche, pencils used to be made of lead, I thought.
They removed the lead for obvious reasons

Player #47520708
MrOatcake2772, We would like it back to pay all our debts and to give the people a proper share of the proceeds. With NO corruption. A pipe dream

Muva Goose
Sambo65, 😂

Player #42929033
would be more accurate if the question didn't pretend that diamonds are precious

SOS
Sambo65, Hahaha! Maybe it just needs a bit more time😉

Player #36040429
Birdiemom, not impossible a nuclear reactor in Russia made from lead turned partly to gold. because lead and gold are atomically the same bar one atom extra in gold than in lead.

mendel 234
2 high quality stones weighing 530 and 317 carats were made.out of the Cullinan. the second largest diamond is Sewelo which was discoverd in Botswana in April 2019 and weighed 1758 carats (to 3106 carats of Cullinan)

Player #32567393
Player #19776991,
Cozzy 25,
Which one? 😎

Player #32567393
Sambo65,
Hahahehe, lol!! 🙋♀️

Player #31034244
The question is responded by itself. There is only one precious mineral in the options.

slomogeo
Birdiemom, the stars do it

Uninitialized
MrOatcake2772, Wow

Gem cart
I love the elements. Carbon is so common!

Player #2848067
Sambo65, thanks for the light-hearted response. I loved it.

Player #6852065
Graham Y.N.W.A. JFT, I was thinking about that episode when I read your comment.

Player #2445394
Birdiemom, Who's talking about Lead ?? The middle of a pencil is Graphite, NOT Lead !! Question is about Graphite.