reflectAnother AnswerCut and polished diamonds both shine and reflect under available light.
Gem-quality diamonds -- only about 20% of all diamonds mined -- are cut and polished to reflect and refract light, which gives them sparkle and shine.
No. Diamonds reflect any available light, including moonlight, starlight and other ambient light. If you were deep within a cave without light -- in absolute darkness -- your diamond would not shine.
Planets shine because they reflect light from the sun.
Diamonds
Diamonds do not shine but reflect the light from which is pointing at it, to make it seem like it is shining.
reflectAnother AnswerCut and polished diamonds both shine and reflect under available light.
Diamonds have highly reflective surfaces with many facets. This causes them to shine and reflect light very easily which causes them to shine.
Gem-quality diamonds -- only about 20% of all diamonds mined -- are cut and polished to reflect and refract light, which gives them sparkle and shine.
They also glitter.
shine
No. Diamonds reflect any available light, including moonlight, starlight and other ambient light. If you were deep within a cave without light -- in absolute darkness -- your diamond would not shine.
No.
Yes they do, but not in the way that white or coloured diamonds reflect light.
reflect
Planets shine because they reflect light from the sun.
Diamonds