Diamond
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Native element
- Crystal system
- Cubic
- Hardness
- Very hard (over 7.5)
- Colour
- Colourless, Yellow, Brown
- Lustre
- Brilliant
- Use
- Gemstone, Industry
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- The name diamond comes from the Greek adamas, which means unconquerable.
- Natural diamonds form in the mantle at least about 150 kilometres down and reach the surface in rare volcanic eruptions.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q5283 · All stones · All entries