Diamond
Berlian, Deimantas, Diamant, Diamante, Diament, Dimants, Elmas, Gyémánt, Intan, Kim cương, Timantti, Алмаз, ダイヤモンド,
다이아몬드, ألماس, हीरा, വജ്രം, เพชร, 鑽石
Berlian, Deimantas, Diamant, Diamante, Diament, Dimants, Elmas, Gyémánt, Intan, Kim cương, Timantti, Алмаз, ダイヤモンド,
다이아몬드, ألماس, हीरा, വജ്രം, เพชร, 鑽石
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: C
Mineral class: elements Crystal system: cubic Mohs scale: 10 Density (g/cm3): 3.47 - 3.55 Cleavage: perfect Colors: colorless, yellow in variations, brownish, black, green, blue, red, pink Luster: adamantine - greasy Fluorescence: partially light blue, yellow, orange, white, red Pleochroism: - Largest Diamonds: 10 cm (Dal'negorsk / Primorskiy Kraj / Russia), 3,100 ct (Star of Africa) green: 292.86 ct (rough) blue: 110 ct (original Hope diamond) Deposits: worldwide, especially in Angola, Australia, South Africa, Namibia, Brazil, Congo, Russia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe 1st Description: 1944 |
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Diamond Mineral
Origin: Kimberley Mines / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Diamond Mineral Pendant
Material: Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.wolfpiontek.de, Wolf Piontek. |
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Diamond
Weight: 0.10 ct Origin: Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.multicolour.com, David Weinberg. |
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Diamond Mineral
Origin: Mirna Pipe / Sakha / Yakutia / Russia Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com, Kevin Ward. |
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Diamond "The Steinmetz Pink"
Weight: 59.60 ct Origin: South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.mnh.si.edu/, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Photo: © www.steinmetzdiamonds.com/, The Steinmetz Group |
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Diamond Mineral
Weight: 0.58 ct Origin: Premier Mine / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com, John H. Betts. |
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Diamond Mineral
Origin: Kasai River / Tshikapa / Congo Photo by kind permission of © www.treasuremountainmining.com, Eric Greene. |
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Diamond
Origin: Russia Weight: 0.03 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Diamond Mineral
Origin: Argyle Mine / West Australia / Australia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Diamant Mineral Pendant
Material: Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.wolfpiontek.de, Wolf Piontek. |
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Diamond
Weight: 1.52 ct Origin: Australia Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com, John & Donna Rhoads. |
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Diamond Mineral
Origin: Sierra Leone Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky. |
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Diamond radiated
Weight: 0.20 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com, John & Donna Rhoads. |
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Diamond
Weight: 0.29 ct Origin: ? Photo by kind permission of © www.djraregems.com, Donna & John Rhoads. |
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Diamond
Weight: 0.22 ct Origin: Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.ridderborg.se, Simon Ridderborg. |
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