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  2. Diamond (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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    Oddly enough, diamonds graded Z are also rare, and the bright yellow color is also highly valued. Diamonds graded D–F are considered "colorless", G–J are considered "near-colorless", K–M are "slightly colored". N–Y usually appears light yellow or brown. In contrast to yellow or brown hues, diamonds of other colors are more rare and ...

  3. List of diamonds - Wikipedia

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    A cushion-shaped diamond set into a pendant with a 0.75ct Argyle pink diamond, and 4.5 carats of Argyle pinks. The stone has been given a name to fit its history, rarity and setting – the Fortuna Diamond. Classified as a Type 2A [24] with a colour grade of I and clarity grade of VVS2. [25] —

  4. Gemstone - Wikipedia

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    This distinction reflects the rarity of the respective stones in ancient times, as well as their quality: all are translucent, with fine color in their purest forms (except for the colorless diamond), and very hard with a hardness score of 8 to 10 on the Mohs scale. [10] Other stones are classified by their color, translucency, and hardness.

  5. Top 10 Minecraft Mods - AOL

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    By itself, Minecraft offers some token animal life. You can find (and sometimes tame) pigs, horses, sheep, and chickens. There's also uglier, angrier wildlife, including spiders and silverfish.

  6. Diamond - Wikipedia

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    Main diamond producing countries. Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.Diamond as a form of carbon is tasteless, odourless, strong, brittle solid, colourless in pure form, a poor conductor of electricity, and insoluble in water.

  7. Peridotite - Wikipedia

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    Kimberlite is a highly brecciated variant of peridotite formed in volcanic pipes and is known for being the host rock to diamonds. Unlike other forms of peridotite, kimberlite is quite rare. [10] Pyroxene peridotite: From 40% to 90% olivine and less than 5% hornblende Harzburgite: less than 5% clinopyroxene

  8. Hierarchy of precious substances - Wikipedia

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    The measurement of sales of popular music starts high relative to the wedding anniversary scale, concentrating on gold and platinum (see gold album).Likewise, credit card companies usually have a "gold card" and a "platinum card" (many formerly had a "silver card" then followed by a "gold card", but due to similarity in appearance between silver and platinum these were often discontinued with ...

  9. Lonsdaleite - Wikipedia

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    In diamond, all the carbon-to-carbon bonds, both within a layer of rings and between them, are in the staggered conformation, thus causing all four cubic-diagonal directions to be equivalent; whereas in lonsdaleite the bonds between layers are in the eclipsed conformation, which defines the axis of hexagonal symmetry.