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Exotic and rare, diamonds
are perhaps the most
treasured gemstone on Earth.
Known as the “King of Gems,”
a diamond glitters and
dazzles with its exquisite
beauty. But what exactly is
diamond, and why is it so
special?
Diamonds are … pure,
transparent carbon.
Carbon—the element
fundamental to all life on
Earth—is found in its
purest, most concentrated
form in the mineral diamond.
No other form of carbon, and
indeed no other mineral on
Earth, is as hard or
transparent as diamond. |
