a diamond is made from heavily compressed carbon.
Diamonds are essentially compressed carbon but the method of mining and selecting the best quality is what makes them precious. When the carbon is at a very high temperature and under very high pressure, the bonds are formed. Natural diamonds are made 180km below the earth’s surface. The temperatures at this depth are between 1100o c and 1400o c. The diamonds are then cleaned up, cut and polished.
A precious or semiprecious stone. Other names are jewel, and gem.
An allotrope is a form of an element that is made up of the same element, but with a different structure. Its different structure gives it different properties. So any allotrope of carbon is still made up of carbon, but has different physical characteristics. Graphite is perhaps the most common allotrope of carbon, but it is the same element as diamond. The most common allotropes of carbon are: -Graphite: The "lead" used in modern pencils -Diamond: A valuable precious stone that is usually clear -Buckminsterfullerene: Also known as "Buckyballs" this artificial allotrope of carbon is made up of small, soccerball shaped balls that each contain 60 atoms
Microline is a mineral that has been used as a semi-precious stone. It has been called Perthite and Amazonite. Microline is used in making porcelain.
It is an ALLOTROPE of Carbon. Aall the atoms in diamoind are carbon. They way these atoms are arranged, in the Adamantine Structure, gives diamond its hardness. When mined as a stone , it tends to be rounded and lacks any lustre, and grey in colour. It diamiond cutters, who bring the edges and lustre to a diamiond. NB Other allotropes of carbon are Graphite, and Buckminster Fullerene(Footballene). These two allotropes of carbon have a different arrangement of the carbon atoms.
A brilliant precious stone of pure carbon.
A diamond is a clear, colorless stone that is considered to be precious. It is made up of pure carbon.
the hardest precious stone is the diamond
No. Sapphire is a precious stone.
Carbon. Diamonds are essentially carbon. So are coal, charcoal and pencil lead (which is graphite).
The name of a precious stone worker is a stone mason.
Yes, an emerald is considered a precious stone.
Because it is not an extremely rare gem stone.
its not true... some semi-precious stone are more expensive than precious and even diamonds.
The word is jewel. It is defined as a precious stone.
An emerald is a precious stone.
'Precious stones' refers to diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires. Everything else is semi-precious.