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What is the Only substance capable of cutting diamond?
Another diamond is the only substance hard enough to cut diamond.
Cutting materials need to be as hard or harder than the substance they will cut Diamonds are the hardest naturally occurring substance known therefore what naturally occurring substance would a jewel?
One of the hardest substances on earth, only a diamond is hard enough to cut other diamonds. It is possible only because the hardness of diamond varies widely according to the direction in which one is trying to cut or grind. Therefore a harder diamond is used to cut one that is slightly softer (due to impurities).
Does a single cut diamond have less sparkle?
Diamonds sparkle according to the refractive angles cut into the stone. A single-cut diamond has 17 facets; common round cuts today have more than 50 facets. There's no question that a single-cut diamond will sparkle, but it might not sparkle as much as a diamond of the same weight with more facets cut into it.
Can a diamond scratch another diamond?
Yes, a diamond can scratch another diamond. This is because diamonds are extremely hard, scoring a 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, making them capable of scratching other materials including other diamonds.
Which property of the mineral diamond allow diamond powder to be used to shape gems for jewelry?
The hardness of diamond, which is the hardest naturally occurring substance, allows diamond powder to be used to shape gems for jewelry. When diamond powder is coated on tools like saw blades and drills, it is able to cut and shape other gemstones due to its superior hardness.
What natural substance can cut a diamond?
Another diamond.
What substance would a jewler use to cut a diamond?
A jeweler would use another diamond to cut a diamond.
What is the Only substance capable of cutting diamond?
Another diamond is the only substance hard enough to cut diamond.
What is the hardsest natural substance?
Diamond. Curious, perhaps, that the hardest substance known can be shattered - but not scratched or cut.
What naturally occurring substance will cut diamonds?
The only substance capable of cutting diamond would be it's self. Now, Lasers can also cut diamonds. But I don't consider lasers a substance.
How easy is it to break a diamond?
Its easy to cut a diamond if you know how to do it but its very hard to get the angle right, but they're the hardest substance on the planet.
Could i have some stories related to diamond cut diamond?
Diamonds are used to cut other diamonds, since no other substance is hard enough to cut a diamond, except a diamond. You could find stories related to this phenomenon in India, and Antwerp, where most diamonds are cut and polished. You can read a chapter from Edward J Epstein's online book, below, where there are stories of diamond cutting.
Cutting materials need to be as hard or harder than the substance they will cut Diamonds are the hardest naturally occurring substance known therefore what naturally occurring substance would a jewel?
One of the hardest substances on earth, only a diamond is hard enough to cut other diamonds. It is possible only because the hardness of diamond varies widely according to the direction in which one is trying to cut or grind. Therefore a harder diamond is used to cut one that is slightly softer (due to impurities).
Will water cut a diamond?
No. Only another diamond can cut a diamond.
Can tungsten blades cut diamond?
No. Only diamond can cut diamond.
Why does the back surface of your diamond have a silvery substance?
If you have a silvery substance on the back surface of your diamond, it is not a diamond.
Why Diamond is used to cut glass?
Because diamonds are the hardest substance on earth known to man, and therefore would probably make an accurate cut. A glass cutter marks the cut on the glass using a diamond-tipped tool, then taps one side of the cut with a rubber mallet, to separate the pieces.
