EARTH — It turns out diamonds may not be that special.<br /><br />A new study from MIT suggests the interior of Earth is "filled with a quadrillion tons of diamonds."<br /><br />Scientists estimate the diamonds are more than 100 miles below the surface, beneath the continental tectonic plates.<br /><br />The study estimates 1-2 percent of the cratonic roots may be filled with diamonds.<br /><br />A statement from MIT News says scientists came to this conclusion while they were trying to "construct an image of what the earth's interior might look like."<br /><br />Researchers created virtual rock models to test what material would allow sound waves to travel that quickly through the cratonic roots. The result was diamonds. <br /><br />Scientists came up with an estimate of around a quadrillion tons of diamonds by taking into account the total volume of cratonic roots scattered inside Earth.
