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Old 12-04-2005, 10:24 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kutulu
It may have a negative delta G but that doesn't mean the phase change occurrs on its own.
If I remember minerology correctly, it actually does phase change on it's own. The change is so small however that it would take a couple of million years for the average diamond to change completely to graphite.
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