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Carbon. Other trace minerals may give the diamond colour, such as boron, which gives a diamond a blue cast or nitrogen, which gives a diamond a yellow cast.

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What is a diamond's mineral name?

A diamond's mineral name is carbon. Diamonds are formed from crystallized carbon under high pressure and temperature deep within the Earth's mantle.


Would a manufactured diamond be a mineral?

Yes, a manufactured diamond would still be considered a mineral. A mineral is defined as a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure, which manufactured diamonds possess.


What is the hardes mineral?

Diamond is the hardest mineral, scoring a perfect 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.


What are two mineral characteristics that differ between herkimer diamonds and true diamonds?

Herkimer diamonds are double-terminated quartz crystals found in Herkimer County, New York, while true diamonds are carbon-based minerals. Herkimer diamonds have a lower hardness rating (7.5) compared to true diamonds (10). Additionally, herkimer diamonds are typically clear or smoky in color, whereas true diamonds exhibit a range of colors depending on impurities.


Why kimberlite might be found in diamonds?

Kimberlite is the natural structure within which diamonds are found (kimberlite "pipe"). A Kimberlite pipe is the normal underground site(s) of a diamond bearing geologic formation.Another AnswerKimberlite is a mineral, called a trace mineral, because in one out of 200 cases, when kimberlite is found, diamonds are also found. Why? Because the geological processes required to form diamonds also forms kimberlite, which is a 'potassic volcanic rock' according to Wikipedia.

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What mineral is found in coal graphite and diamonds?

Carbon is the mineral found in coal, graphite, and diamonds. The different arrangements of carbon atoms lead to the diverse properties of these materials.


What minerals are found in Namibia?

mineral resources, among which are diamonds, uranium, copper, zinc, and lead that are found in Namibia.


What mineral do diamonds come from?

Diamonds are made from carbon, which is an element. They are made within "kimberlite" rock - I do not know if kimberlite is a mineral, or not. Sometimes, diamonds are washed out of kimberlite by the weather, and can be found in placer (PLASS-uhr) deposits, that is, at or near the surface of the ground. There are also diamonds found in meteorites that fell to Earth perhaps 3.5 billion years ago.


What are four mineral resources found in Australia?

Mineral resources found in Australia would include bauxite, opals, diamonds, lithium, iron ore, rutile, zircon, gold, silver, copper, tin, lead and zinc, just to name a few.


What four mineral resources found in Australia?

Mineral resources found in Australia would include bauxite, opals, diamonds, lithium, iron ore, rutile, zircon, gold, silver, copper, tin, lead and zinc, just to name a few.


Are natural diamonds a mineral?

Yes, a natural diamond is mineral. Diamonds are formed from carbon.


Why are diamonds minerals?

Diamonds are formed from carbon, which is a mineral.


What mineral group do diamonds belong to?

diamonds mines


What mineral do diamonds belong in?

Diamonds are formed from carbon.


What mineral comes in diamonds?

Diamonds are formed from carbon.