Diamond: Genesis, Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Diamond: Genesis, Mineralogy and Geochemistry
ISBN-10
150151704X
ISBN-13
9781501517044
Series
Diamond
Category
Science
Pages
898
Language
English
Published
2023-05-03
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Authors
Graham Pearson, Karen Smit, Steve Shirey

Description

Diamond is the record-setter in many mineralogical properties such as hardness, diffusivity, thermal conductivity, purity, and covalency of bonding. Similarly, diamond, as the premier gemstone of the mantle holds primacy for geological features such as age and depth of origin. Diamond was among the first crystalline structures to be solved by X-ray diffraction and the first materials measured for their Raman spectrum. At more than 80 billion USD in yearly commercial value, diamond sets the record for the most traded, valuable mineral on the planet. Despite its chemical simplicity, diamond has been the object of more research effort, and had more scientific and popular press pages written about it, than any other mineral.

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