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A diamond fracture is a break or a crack in the stone.
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How do you fix a fracture in a diamond?
Fractures in diamonds are not typically repairable -- the repair would always be visible, obvious and a de-valuing characteristic of the stone. Most often, a diamond with a fracture must be re-cut to eliminate the fracture.
What minerals' fracture has a smooth curved surface?
Diamond
Which of the minerals fracture has a smooth curved surface?
Diamond
What is a diamonds cleavage and fracture?
Fracture is conchoidal, meaning that diamonds are brittle and when they break, the break does not follow any natural plane of separation.
What is a diamond's fracture?
a small break or chip in a diamond,they usually appear step-like or as a splinter
At the points of easy fracture of a diamond is it termed cleavage?
Yes.
What is fracture of diamond?
The fracture of diamond is "conchoidal or shell-like," according to Wikipedia. Industrial diamonds are more easily broken apart based on the nature of the crystal's fracture lines. Gem-quality diamonds are more generally immune to being broken apart, because they are cut, polished and set in ways to minimize exposure to the natural fracture lines in the crystal.
Can a diamond break from being dropped?
Diamonds are like, the worlds strongest, pricless, and valuable rocks, it takes a lot to break, unless you dropped in from.. a thousand story building?Another AnswerA diamond can fracture along its natural lines if it's hit 'just right'. Most diamond cutters plan cuts so that a finished diamond gemstone is never subjected to angles or pressure points where this natural fracture can occur accidentally. However, diamonds can fracture along a flaw.
Can a real diamond fracture?
Yes, if the diamond is not mounted in a way so as to protect it from damage, it can be fractured along its natural cleveage. This is a rare occurrence, however.
How does one break a diamond?
Diamond cutters fracture raw diamond stones using diamond cutters, lasers and hammers. Diamonds can fracture along flaws. Large, rough diamonds are fashioned and cut this way. Once a diamond is cut to reveal its highly prized features, such as clarity, colour and carat weight, however, it becomes a valuable commodity, so you probably wouldn't want to 'break' one, just to learn how.
Could gold break a dimond?
A good strike at the right angle can take a section of the Girdle away. Sometimes a good hard strike can fracture your Diamond and turn it into pieces of cloudy sections.and the gridle means the edge of the diamond.so unsually no but you can fracture the diamond but it still could happen....
Is the hearts of fire diamond a fragile diamond?
No diamond is 'fragile' unless it's improperly cut. Diamond has a natural four-way cleveage based on its crystal lattice structure, and unless the natural cleavage is protected by its cut -- and most are -- it could fracture.
