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Dominant species
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Diamond
Chemical
Formula
C
Species
Native Elements
Crystal
System
Isometric
Mohs
Scale
10
Specific
Gravity
3.52
Color
Typically yellow, brown or gray to colorless. Less often blue, green, black, translucent white, pink, Purple, orange, purple and red.
Streak
Colorless
Luster
Adamantine, Greasy
Refractive
Index
n = 2.435
Diaphaneity
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
Cleavage
PerfectPerfect octahedral
Fracture
Irregular/Uneven
Crystal Habit:Octahedral
Geological Setting:Deep volcanic intrusives such as kimberlites. With decreasing pressure the diamonds dissolve back into the rock. To occur at the surface they must arrive from depth quickly and all xls show dissolution features. Being so hard they survive in alluvia.
Diamond5915
Diamond5915
Diamond5912
Diamond5912
Diamond5911
Diamond5911
Diamond5910
Diamond5910
Diamond5905
Diamond5905
Diamond5901
Diamond5901
Diamond5894
Diamond5894
Diamond5892
Diamond5892
Diamond5889
Diamond5889
Diamond5883
Diamond5883
Diamond5875
Diamond5875
Diamond5872
Diamond5872
Diamond5871
Diamond5871