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Section sizes Section size for Diamond (45 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 4,640 4,640 Properties 3,758 43,819 Thermodynamics 4,505 4,505 Crystal structure 2,182 2,182 Crystal habit 3,850 3,850 Mechanical 19 11,457 Hardness 6,185 6,185 Toughness 1,792 1,792 Yield strength 1,742 1,742 Elasticity and tensile strength 1,719 1,719 Electrical conductivity 2,911 2,911 Surface property 1,989 1,989 Chemical stability 2,873 2,873 Color 6,671 6,671 Clarity 1,806 1,806 Fluorescence 1,209 1,209 Thermal conductivity 608 608 Geology 4,159 23,859 Surface distribution 3,883 3,883 Exploration 1,570 1,570 Ages 1,237 1,237 Origin in mantle 3,889 3,889 Carbon sources 1,868 1,868 Formation and growth 1,179 1,179 Transport to the surface 762 762 Double diamonds 1,401 1,401 In space 3,911 3,911 Industry 518 45,627 Gem-grade diamonds 16,106 26,676 Cutting 6,022 6,022 Marketing 4,548 4,548 Industrial-grade diamonds 4,998 4,998 Mining 8,464 13,435 Political issues 4,971 4,971 Synthetics, simulants, and enhancements 46 12,370 Synthetics 5,022 5,022 Simulants 723 723 Enhancements 1,613 1,613 Identification 4,966 4,966 Etymology, earliest use and composition discovery 5,639 5,639 See also 186 186 Citations 34 34 General and cited references 4,001 4,001 Further reading 664 664 External links 1,215 1,215 Total 142,054 142,054

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Chemistry

Wow, is this a bad article. The lead states:"Because the arrangement of atoms in diamond is extremely rigid, few types of impurity can contaminate it (two exceptions are boron and nitrogen)." This is absolute rubbish. It isn't its "rigidity" that gives bulk diamond its impermeability (if that's what is meant by contamination). It is easy to "contaminate" a diamond CVD film with you name it. How big is the difference between contaminating a 1 inch cube (say) of pure iron vs. pure diamond? Not much. Ion implantation into (the near surface of) a diamond is also trivial. If the editors meant that NATURAL diamonds (on Earth) are typically quite pure, then SAY THAT! I suspect, but just an ignorant suspicion, that diamond must transition between impure high-carbon 'stuff' to the pure allotrope. I expect that at some point there's LOTS of contaminants in the nascent diamond. Aren't most natural diamonds black? What's that?? (the preceding is a digression, I'm ignorant on their natural occurrence.) There are so many FALSE statements in this article that it needs a total rewrite. There are many other bloopers but I don't have the patience to list them all. (For instance, did you know that hydrogen will leave an ash when burnt? No? Well, just read this article. When a diamond burns (in O2), any contaminants are left as ash. Ridiculous. (as is the assumption of complete combustion of the carbon) Another false claim is that diamond contains the most atoms per unit volume. (aside: at first, I thought the editor meant per unit cell volume!, not sure why s/he used the word "unit" since it doesn't add clarity (but it is not wrong)). Estimates of hydrogen density in the sun's core is ~10,000 kg/m^3, and without qualifying pressure and temperature the claim is likely false. I could go on...)40.142.183.146 (talk) 20:59, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Don't forget that vinyl will wear down a diamond!! 203.221.187.176 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 21:17, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

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Diamond is a solid form of carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure known as diamond cubic. It is metastable at standard temperature and pressure, converting to the chemically stable form graphite under those conditions but at a negligible rate. Diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any natural material, properties that are useful in major industrial applications such as cutting and polishing tools. In addition to its industrial uses, diamond is much sought-after as a gemstone for use in jewelry. Most natural diamonds were formed between 1 billion and 3.5 billion years ago, at depths between 150 to 250 kilometres (93 to 155 mi) in the Earth's mantle. They were then carried to the surface more recently in volcanic eruptions and deposited in igneous rocks known as kimberlites and lamproites. This photograph shows the cathodoluminescence of a round-cut diamond, taken with the use of a scanning electron microscope. The image has a field of view of 3.45 millimetres (0.136 in). Photograph credit: Pavel Somov Recently featured: Northern flicker Bell Island The Dover Boys at Pimento University Archive More featured pictures

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