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What conditions are required for the formation of diamonds?

O great pressure squeezing atoms together

O heat and volcanic gases

O hot water

O dead plant and animal material

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Natural Diamonds are formed under high pressure and temperature at depths of 140 to 190 kilometers in the Earth's mantle.
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