Template:Diamond
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Diamond | |
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Chemical composition | C |
Crystal system | Cubic |
Habit | octahedral, cubic |
Cleavage | perfect (octahedral) |
Fracture | conchoidal |
Hardness | 10 |
Optic nature | isotrope |
Refraction index | 2.417 |
Birefringence | none |
Dispersion | high, 0.044 |
Specific gravity | 3.52 |
Lustre | adamantine |
Pleochroism | none |