(ËlÉk tÉrn) n. 1. a reading desk in a church from which the Bible lessons are read during the service. 2. a stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, etc., at the proper height for a standing reader or speaker.
How a Diamond is Formed. In order for diamond to form there must be an available source of carbon and relatively narrow ranges of temperates and pressures must align. This happens around 100 miles below the crust. Once crystalized the diamonds must be rapidly transported to the surface without undergoing substantial change.
Diamonds are formed as an allotrope of the element carbon, at depths greater than 90 miles. The pressure and heat at this depth is critical to the formation of the diamonds thâ¦at are mined at the surface today. At crustal pressures, the stable form of carbon is the allotrope graphite.