Yes, diamonds can be pink...but the coloration is extremely rare in natural diamonds.
We now know what caused them. The vast majority of these diamonds come from one place, Argyle in Western Australia. Pink diamonds are created deep in the earth's crust because they require heavy tectonic pressure.
In other words, there are probably a lot where we can't get to them. But in Argyle, the crust got stretched, magma was pushed up to the surface, and it deposited the colorful stones. Which tells us where to look for more.
(Or, honestly, we could just make them, but some people, that isn't good enough).
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