Diamond Nicholas Barbier
General Facts Mohs Scale=10 Diamond-comes from Latin (adamantem) meaning: hardest iron, steel, hard as flint Body centered cubic allotrope Pure Carbon-covalent network crystal Density=3.53 g/cm3 Mohs Scale=10
Tetrahedral diamond lattice
Colored Diamonds Nitrogen causes yellow—orange Boron-blue Radiation-green High pressure-red, pink, purple, brown Hydrogen-violet
Where to find Diamonds
Continued… Russia, Australia, Botswana, Canada, Arkansas, Colorado Conflict/Blood diamonds Kimberlite pipes Alluvial diamonds
Formation Kimberlite pipes-formed by volcanoes Meteorite hits
Uses for Diamond Jewelry Blades Heat sink (thermal conductivity) Windows Speakers
History of Diamond use/Mythical First mined in India 800 BC France-only kings Romans-ward off evil spirits Archduke Maximilian of Austria gave an engagement ring to Mary of Burgundy (1447)
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