Diamond Star

[Tim_Lou]

I was surfing the internet, and i found some news on a website:
scientist have found a star that had possibily crystallized into a diamond...
The news was a while ago. Anyway, take a look at this short article.
http://chemistry.about.com/b/a/2004_02_16.htm

[OpenMind5]

Wow, i dimond the size of a star! My, my...look out hope dimond...LOL


OP5

[pgrmdave]

I thought a white dwarf was composed of mainly iron, while a diamond was carbon.

[infamous]

Originally Posted by pgrmdave

I thought a white dwarf was composed of mainly iron, while a diamond was carbon.

Yes pgrmdave; I was wondering the same thing, sounds a little fantastic to me. If we understand the evolution of stars the carbon would have transmutated long before the white dwarf could have formed. Maybe our information is incorrect about this process?