BPM 37093 'lucy' is a diamond?

Subject: BPM 37093 'lucy' is a diamond?

Date: Sun Jan 27 07:46:10 2008
Posted by Les
Grade level: nonaligned School: none
City: Keizer State/Province: Oregon Country: Marion
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1201445170.As

Message:


I've read about the diamond star and cannot figure out how something which is 
smaller than the Earth, as massive (or almost) as our sun, and 30-90% "formed" 
can be a diamond, or a crystal as I understand the term. Diamonds have a 
density of less than 5gm/cc and this star has to be millions of grams. How can 
a theory which might speaks of "crystals" at that density even be tested?
thankyou.

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