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No. Carbon dating only works on organic matter.

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Where can you find carbon from diamonds?

You can find carbon from diamonds in diamonds.


What allotrope does diamonds use?

Diamond is an allotrope of carbon.


The basic chemical that diamonds are made of?

Carbon, use wikipedia!


Are diamonds minerals when you use carbon to high pressure?

Yes.


Method of dating ancient artifacts?

use a carbon dating machine.


Can carbon be taken out of diamonds?

Diamonds are carbon, you can not separate the two.


How are laboratory diamonds minerals?

Diamonds formed from carbon in the lab, are diamonds formed from the mineral carbon.


What is a researcher who uses carbon dating on ancient item?

Archaeologists routinely use carbon dating on ancient artifacts in order to find an approximate date for them. Conservationist and Preservationists will also use carbon dating to find the date of objects they are working on.


Which substances do geologists use in radiocarbon dating?

Carbon 14 and carbon 12


How will you determine the age of rock and mineral by carbon dating?

You cannot use carbon dating to determine the age of rocks and minerals. Carbon dating only works on samples of once living materials.


Is carbon made out of diamonds?

If you reverse your statement, it is true: Diamonds are formed from carbon.


Do diamonds contain calcium carbonate?

NO!!!! Diamonds are an ALLOTROPE of CARBON. Other allotropes of carbon are graphite and Buckminster Fullerene(Footballene)