64. Problem 15.12E (HRW) Carbon crystallises as diamond at 10000 C under a pressure of 4.0 GPa. We have to find the minimum depth at which diamonds can form under the subsurface rocks having density 3.1 gm cm-3. We can assume, as in a fluid, the pressure is due to the weight of material lying above. |
Solution: Click For PDF Version The density of surface rocks is . Pressure at a depth of h m below above type of rock material will be Depth h at which the pressure will be is given by the relation |