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
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 Refractive index: 2.417 - 2.419 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 Name: from the Greek word "adamas" (invincible) |
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Diamond Mineral
Size: 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm Origin: South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Diamond Ring
Diamond: 4.0 ct, 1.0 cm Diamonds: 12 round, total 0.4 ct; 22 Baguette, total 0.6 ct Gold: 18K White Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.davidwein.com |
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Diamond Mineral
Size: 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm Weight: 0.48 ct Origin: Icabarú River / Santa Elena / Bolivar / Venezuela Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Diamond Mineral SW and LW UV
Size: 0.4 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm Weight: 0.31 ct Origin: Icabarú River / Santa Elena / Bolivar / Venezuela Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Diamond Ring
Yellow Diamond: 0.52 ct; 0.52 x 0.46 x 0.26 cm Colorless Diamonds: 2; total 0.17 ct Gold: 18K White gold Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond Ring
Yellow Diamond: 2.26 ct; 0.93 x 0.75 x 0.76 cm; Australia Diamonds: 50; total 0.57 ct Gold: 18K White gold and yellow gold Photo by kind permission of © www.africagems.com |
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Diamond
Size: 0.48 x 0.38 x 0.25 cm Weight: 0.32 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond
Size: 0.46 x 0.46 x 0.31 cm Weight: 0.52 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond
Size: 0.51 x 0.43 x 0.33 cm Weight: 0.64 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond
Size: 0.39 x 0.37 x 0.32 cm Weight: 0.51 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.africagems.com |
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Diamond Ring
Blue Diamond: 1.63 ct; 1.08 x 0.58 x 0.38 cm Pink Diamonds: 16 Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond
Size: 0.46 x 0.23 x 0.15 cm Weight: 0.10 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond
Size: 0.66 x 0.52 x 0.38 cm Weight: 1.00 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.awesomegems.com |
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Diamond
Size: 0.46 x 0.28 x 0.16 cm Weight: 0.12 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond Mineral
Origin: Mirny / Sakha / Yakutia / Russia Photo by kind permission of © www.exceptionalminerals.com |
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Diamond Ring
Diamond: 4.03 ct; 1.09 x 0.97 x 0.5 cm Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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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/ |
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Diamond
Size: 0.5 x 0.50 x 0.29 cm Weight: 0.44 ct Origin: Argyle Mine / Western Australia / Australia Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond
Size: 0.45 x 0.45 x 0.28 cm Weight: 0.52 ct Origin: Argyle Mine / Western Australia / Australia Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond
Size: 0.43 x 0.30 x 0.2 cm Weight: 0.22 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond
Size: 1.2 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm Weight: 6.8 ct Origin: Argyle Mine / West Australia / Australia Photo by kind permission of © www.civilminerals.com |
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Diamond
Size: 0.44 x 0.44 x 0.28 cm Weight: 0.35 ct Origin: Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.starruby.in |
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Diamond
Size: 0.39 x 0.39 x 0.27 cm Weight: 0.38 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.africagems.com |
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Diamond
Size: 0.33 x 0.32 x 0.22 cm Weight: 0.22 ct Photo by kind permission of © www.africagems.com |
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Diamond Mineral
Origin: Kasai River / Tshikapa / Congo Photo by kind permission of © www.treasuremountainmining.com |
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Diamond Ring
Orange Diamond: 3.13 ct; 0.8 x 0.72 x 0.56 cm Diamonds: 14; total 1.28 ct Gold: 18K White Gold and Yellow Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.fancydiamonds.net |
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Diamond
Size: 0.6 x 0.39 x 0.29 cm Weight: 0.51 ct Origin: Argyle Mine / West Australia / Australia Photo by kind permission of © www.starruby.in |
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Diamond Ring
Orange Diamond: 1.36 ct Diamonds: 60; total 1.03 ct Gold: 18K White Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.forktip.com |
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Diamond Ring
Orange Diamond: 3.00 ct; 0.89 cm; Australia Diamonds: 78; total 1.03 ct Gold: 18K White Gold Photo by kind permission of © www.africagems.com |
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Diamond Mineral
Size: 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm Origin: Argyle Mine / West Australia / Australia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Diamond Mineral
Origin: Argyle Mine / West Australia / Australia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Diamond Ring
Brown Diamond: 1.19 ct; 0.63 x 0.63 cm; Australia Diamonds: 60; total 0.43 ct Gold: 18K White gold Photo by kind permission of © www.africagems.com |
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