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  2. Material properties of diamond - Wikipedia

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    The precise tensile strength of diamond is unknown, though strength up to 60 GPa has been observed, and theoretically it could be as high as 90–225 GPa depending on the sample volume/size, the perfection of diamond lattice and on its orientation: Tensile strength is the highest for the [100] crystal direction (normal to the cubic face ...

  3. Diamond - Wikipedia

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    According to the International Diamond Manufacturers Association, conflict diamonds constitute 2–3% of all diamonds traded. [143] Two major flaws still hinder the effectiveness of the Kimberley Process: (1) the relative ease of smuggling diamonds across African borders, and (2) the violent nature of diamond mining in nations that are not in a ...

  4. Diamond cubic - Wikipedia

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    Rotating model of the diamond cubic crystal structure 3D ball-and-stick model of a diamond lattice Pole figure in stereographic projection of the diamond lattice showing the 3-fold symmetry along the [111] direction. In crystallography, the diamond cubic crystal structure is a repeating pattern of 8 atoms that certain materials may adopt as ...

  5. Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names - Wikipedia

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    Gaussian curve with a two-dimensional domain Many shapes have metaphorical names , i.e., their names are metaphors : these shapes are named after a most common object that has it. For example, "U-shape" is a shape that resembles the letter U , a bell-shaped curve has the shape of the vertical cross section of a bell , etc.

  6. Cubic crystal system - Wikipedia

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    In the caesium chloride structure, translation along the [111] direction results in a change of species. The structure can also be thought of as two separate simple cubic structures, one of each species, that are superimposed within each other. The corner of the chloride cube is the center of the caesium cube, and vice versa. [6]

  7. Diamond (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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    Diamonds are such a highly traded commodity that multiple organizations have been created for grading and certifying them based on the "four Cs", which are color, cut, clarity, and carat. [1] [2] Other characteristics, such as presence or lack of fluorescence, also affect the desirability and thus the value of a diamond used for jewelry.

  8. Rhombicosidodecahedron - Wikipedia

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    If two bilunabirotundae are aligned this way on opposite sides of the rhombicosidodecahedron, then a cube can be put between the bilunabirotundae at the very center of the rhombicosidodecahedron. The rhombicosidodecahedron shares the vertex arrangement with the small stellated truncated dodecahedron , and with the uniform compounds of six or ...

  9. Lozenge (shape) - Wikipedia

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    u+25c8 white diamond containing black small diamond A lozenge ( / ˈ l ɒ z ɪ n dʒ / [ 1 ] LOZ -inj ; symbol: ), often referred to as a diamond , is a form of rhombus . The definition of lozenge is not strictly fixed, and the word is sometimes used simply as a synonym (from Old French losenge ) for rhombus .