diamond

Details

Instance of

mineral species

Subclass of

carbon-silicon family, covalent network solid, native element mineral, allotrope of carbon, gemstone

Has parts

carbon

Material

carbon

chemical formula

C

cleavage

{111}

crystal habit

octahedron

crystal system

cubic crystal system

density

3.51, 3.515

described by source

Pauly–Wissowa, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), New International Encyclopedia

different from

Diamond, Gyémánt

has use

diamond industry, gemstone

IMA Mineral Symbol

Dia

IMA status and/or rank

grandfathered mineral (G)

MCN code

7104.20.10

mineral fracture

conchoidal fracture

Mohs' hardness

10

named after

Invincible

Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)

1.CB.10a

Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)

1.CB.10a

point group

cubic-hexoctahedral

refractive index

2.384

shear modulus

478

source of material

Africa

space group

space group Fd-3m

standard molar entropy

2.377

streak color

white

Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)

I/B.02b

tensile modulus of elasticity

1050

topic's main category

Category:Diamond

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