I wonder if they were inspired by this news story about Jupiter and Saturn? There, it's possible that diamonds rain out of the sky into a molten sea. But in conditions not that easy for us to go there and get them!
'Diamond rain' on Saturn and Jupiter
'Diamond rain' on Saturn and Jupiter
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