so fun fact about the diamond market: the price is completely made up and controlled by the Da Beers. the price you pay for diamonds mind from the earth for their “rarity” is bs because diamonds are like, actually really common. 130 karats are mined annually alone on planet earth lol.
Scientists believe that Mercury has a massive, 10-mile thick layer of diamond hidden just beneath its surface.
Whoever figures out how to get to the planet and mine for it would become unfathomably wealthy.