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Is a simulant diamond a real diamond?
No, a simulant diamond is not a real diamond. It is a material that mimics the appearance of a diamond but is not made of the same physical and chemical properties as a natural diamond.
What can scrach a diamond?
A diamond can only be scratched by another diamond due to its hardness. No other material is hard enough to scratch a diamond.
What is a mineral's ability to reflect light or shine?
A mineral's ability to reflect light or shine is called luster. Luster is categorized as metallic, non-metallic, or submetallic and is influenced by properties such as the mineral's crystal structure and the presence of impurities. observing luster can help identify minerals and their composition.
Is quartz diamond crystal the same as diamond settings in wedding rings?
No, quartz diamond crystal and diamond settings in wedding rings are not the same. Quartz diamond crystal refers to a naturally occurring quartz crystal with diamond-like inclusions, while diamond settings in wedding rings are the metal prongs or setting that hold a genuine diamond in place. The two are different in composition and purpose.
What is the only metal that cuts diamond?
Professional diamond cutters use a mallet and diamond-tipped, hardened steel chisel to cleave a diamond along its natural plane, or use a diamond-tipped saw to remove unwanted material from a rough stone. In either case, it's not the metal that cuts the diamond, it's the diamond tips: only a diamond can 'cut' a diamond. Read more about cutting diamonds, below.
Is submetallic a type of luster?
a kinda of dull looking rock.
Does corundum have metallic submetallic or non metallic luster?
Corundum's luster is metallic.
Metallic submetallic and nonmotallic are properties of?
Metallic, sub metallic, and nonmetallic are properties of the mineral luster.
Is Mineral luster broadly classified as either being metallic or opaque?
No. The classifications are metallic, submetallic, and nonmetallic.
Metallic submetallic and nonmetallic are descriptions of a mineral's?
Luster. It describes how a mineral reflects light and can be used to distinguish different minerals based on their appearance. Minerals with a metallic luster appear shiny like metal, those with a submetallic luster are somewhat shiny, and those with a nonmetallic luster do not appear shiny.
What is the luster of a graphite?
Graphite is black and posseses dull appearance
What are the types of luster?
The first one is metallic luster and it has the look of a polished metal. The second one is sub-metallic and it has the look of a metal that has been damaged by weathering or corrosion. The last one is nonmetallic and it doesn't have the look of metal.
What are the top ten hardest rocks?
1. diamond 2.diamond 3.diamond 4.diamond 5.diamond 6.diamond 7.diamond 8. diamond 9.diamond 10.diamond
Is a simulant diamond a real diamond?
No, a simulant diamond is not a real diamond. It is a material that mimics the appearance of a diamond but is not made of the same physical and chemical properties as a natural diamond.
Can you see through diamond?
Diamond is transparent to non-transparent, depending on the diamond.
What stone can only be cut by diamond?
Diamond. Diamond is, for example, polished with diamond powder.
What diamond do you pick at the diamond mines?
The diamond with the symbol on it.
