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Diamonds are thought to be one of Earth’s oldest substances. And they are! But they aren’t billions of years old. They were formed in creation rocks so they’re only around six thousand years old.

Carbon-14 can only last for tens of thousands of years before it decays away. But researchers have found carbon-14 in diamonds. If they really are billions of years old, there shouldn’t be any carbon-14 left—but there is! And diamonds—the hardest natural material on earth—are too hard to have been contaminated.

Diamonds aren’t just beautiful—they point to the truth of a young earth, which comes from the history in God’s Word.

Dig Deeper

• Radiocarbon in Diamonds Confirmed
• Carbon-14 in Fossils and Diamonds