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Contents: Diamond History Identification Formation Where and how to extract diamonds? The well-known diamonds

Contents:

Diamond
History
Identification
Formation
Where and how to extract diamonds?

The well-known diamonds
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Diamond - the firmest substance on the Earth. - is the crystal updating of pure carbon.

Diamond

- the firmest substance on the Earth.
- is the crystal updating

of pure carbon.


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History: The name diamond is derived from the ancient Greek αδάμας

History:

The name diamond is derived from the ancient Greek αδάμας (adámas), "proper", "unalterable", "unbreakable,

untamed". Diamonds are thought to have been first recognized and mined in India, where significant alluvial deposits of the stone could be found many centuries ago along the rivers Penner, Krishna, and Godavari.
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Identification: Molar mass - 12.01 g·mol-1 Color - Typically yellow, brown

Identification:

Molar mass - 12.01 g·mol-1
Color - Typically yellow, brown or

gray to colorless. Less often blue, green, black, translucent white, pink, violet, orange, purple and red.
Crystal habit - Octahedral
Crystal system - Isometric-Hexoctahedral
Fracture - Conchoidal (shell-like)
Mohs scale – hardness 10
Streak – Colorless
Specific gravity - 3.52±0.01
Density - 3.5–3.53 g/cm3
Optical properties - Isotropic
Dispersion - 0.044
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Formation The conditions for diamond formation to happen in the lithospheric

Formation

The conditions for diamond formation to happen in the lithospheric mantle

occur at considerable depth corresponding to the requirements of temperature and pressure. These depths are estimated between 140 and 190 km though occasionally diamonds have crystallized at depths about 300 km as well.
Also diamonds formed in diamantiferous kimberlites and volcanic pipe.
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Schematic diagram of a volcanic pipe

Schematic diagram of a volcanic pipe

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Where and how to extract diamonds? Ordinary diamonds are and extracted

Where and how to extract diamonds?

Ordinary diamonds are and extracted

worldwide in the special volcanic breed, named a kimberlite.
Now diamonds are extract from two types of deposits: radical (kimberlites and lamproite pipes) and secondary – scatterings.
The main center of extraction there were South African countries and minor - Brazil.
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Diamantiferous kimberlites pipe: Yakutia

Diamantiferous kimberlites pipe:

Yakutia

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Diamond in a kimberlite pipe:

Diamond in a kimberlite pipe:

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The well-known diamonds: “Yellow diamond of Tiffani” “The princess" “Malt liquor of Rods" “The miner”

The well-known diamonds:

“Yellow diamond of Tiffani”

“The princess"

“Malt liquor of Rods"

“The miner”

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Now you know: About a mineral Diamond Its History Identification Formation

Now you know:

About a mineral Diamond
Its History
Identification
Formation

Where and how to extract diamonds?
The well-known diamonds