God should be more careful with his bling!

[this charming man]

Diamonds nearly as old as the earth.

One such debate centers on whether early Earth was covered by oceans of hot lava or if the planet's surface had cooled enough for rock formation and was covered instead by oceans of water.
Zircon crystals could hold the answer. These crystals are tough and relatively resistant to melting. As a result, they retain their chemical nature and can provide vital clues about past events that occurred in the Earth's crust and mantle.

 

[CapelDodger]

"To see a world in a grain of sand ..."

That's some amazing work they've done.

 

[Drummer]

Apart from Kent (not a dr) Hovind, where did I read that those zircon crystals actually prove the earth was never molten rock and only about 6000 years old?

 

[Pipirr]

So.... if zircons really are as old as the Earth, then the creationists are (partly) right?

 

[arthwollipot]

I heard about this story this morning, and intended to post it myself, but I forgot. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[this charming man]

So.... if zircons really are as old as the Earth, then the creationists are (partly) right?

No not at all; they know the diamonds are billions of years old.
This will simply allow them to investigate how the earth was billions of years ago.