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It is the refraction of light from cut, polished and faceted diamonds, not their reflection of light that makes them more beautifully glittery than cut, polished and faceted glass.

The carbon molecules are much more tightly packed in diamonds than are the silicone molecules in glass, giving diamonds this astonishing refractive quality

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