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According to a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University, diamonds may be more common and not so rare after all. Diamonds are naturally formed deep down under the earth, almost 90 to 120 miles below the surface of the Earth, reports Tech Times. In this precious abyss, due to extreme pressures and temperatures, diamonds sparkle into life. However, according to the study, the formation by which the diamonds are created, could be more common than previously assumed, says NYC Today.

Up until now, it has been generally assumed that diamonds emerge from a complicated process. However, the two researchers whose research study was published in the journal Nature Communications, Dimitri Sverjensky and Fang Huang, by using a theoretical chemical model of deep fluids, learnt that a more natural and simpler chemical reaction could be forming diamonds instead. It may not be as complex as previously presumed.

The research suggested that water is capable of producing diamonds if its acidity quotient increases while moving from one type of rock to another. The theoretical model, which is yet to be applied taking into account the actual minerals, suggests that the diamond could be created when acidity levels are increased when the water acts together with the rock, reports Tech Times.

The researcher have been quoted as follows in the study: "We show that diamonds could form due to a drop in pH during water-rock interactions. Diamond can form in the deep Earth during water-rock interactions without changes in oxidation state."

It was further stated that though the study involves a new quantitative theory on how diamonds could be formed, it in no way necessarily indicates that gem-quality diamonds are going to be found in an easier manner, reports R&D Mag.