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=**Diamond**=

**by, Milo Davis**


Many people think Diamonds are rare but really there not.The reason this is is because some companies control all the diamonds in the world.


 * Cat****eg****ory. Nativ****e minerals.**
 * Formula. C.**
 * Strunz. 01.CB.10a.**
 * Formula. 12.01 g.mol-1.**
 * Color. Typically yellow, brown, or gray to** **colorless.**
 * Less often blue, green, black, translucent white, pink,**
 * violet, orange, purple, and red.**
 * Crystal. habitat. Octahedral.**
 * Crystal. system. Isometric-Hexoctahedral(Cubic)**
 * Cleavage. 111(perfect in fou****r directions)**
 * Fracture. Conchoidal(shell like)**
 * Mohs scale/hardness****. 10**
 * Luster. Adamantine.**
 * Streak. Colorless.**
 * Diaphaneity. Transparent.**
 * Density. 3.5-3.53 g/cm3.**
 * Polish luster. Adamantine.**
 * Optical properties. Isotropic.**
 * Birefringence. none.**
 * Refractive index. 2.418 (at 500 nm).**
 * Pieochroism. none.**
 * Dispersion. 0.044.**
 * Melting point. Pressure dependent.**
 * References. [1][2]**