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Diamond is the hardest mineral known. It is composed of 100% carbon, meaning it cannot 'decompose' in the classic sense where an object's different elements separate from each other.

You can heat a diamond to:

  • 3820 degrees Kelvin, or
  • 6416.33 degrees Fahrenheit, or
  • 3546.85 degrees Celsius

and at that height heat the diamond will melt.

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