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Is diamond a mineral resource

Updated: 8/10/2023
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Diamonds are minerals. Rocks are mad up of minerals, so tectonically it is both. But scientists all believe that a diamond is a mineral. Go to wikipedia.org\minerals

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14y ago

Yes a diamond is a mineral

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Diamond is a mineral.

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no. it's a gem.

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A mineral.

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Yes.

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