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  • Diamond Weevil’s Rainbow Really Is Diamond

    • 1 Jan 2012
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    • Diamonds January 01 2012 Light Materials Reflection insects
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    "Like a gem-studded overcoat, the diamond weevil’s jet-black wings are covered by pits filled with sparkling, rainbow-colored scales.

    Researchers have studied these “diamonds” since the weevil’s discovery in the early 19th century but, until recently, no one knew know how the scales reflected so much light."

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  • Ashes to Ashes...Gem to Gem ?

    • 18 Dec 2011
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    • 17December11 Cremation Death Diamonds
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    LifeGem offers a high-quality diamond created from the carbon of your loved one as a memorial to their unique life, or as a symbol of your personal and precious bond with another. The LifeGem diamond provides a way to embrace your loved one's memory day by day.
    via lifegem.com

     

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  • Molecular Expressions: The Birthstone Collection - Diamond

    • 1 Oct 2011
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    • 30September11 Diamonds Photomicrography Polarized Light
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    "The hardest naturally occurring substance, diamonds are perhaps the most cherished of all gemstones. Like graphite, they are a crystalline form of carbon, the chemical element that provides the basis for all life on Earth. The dense, strongly bonded crystal structure is responsible for the extreme hardness of this mineral, whose name derives from the Greek word adamas, meaning unconquerable or invincible."
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  • Candle flames contain millions of tiny diamonds...

    • 25 Aug 2011
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    • 24August11 Candles Diamonds Discoveries Flame Nanotechnology Science
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    "The flickering flame of a candle has generated comparisons with the twinkling sparkle of diamonds for centuries, but new research has discovered the likeness owes more to science than the dreams of poets."
    via physorg.com

     

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  • Diamond

    • 27 May 2011
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    Diamond - Orapa Mine, Botswana

    Fine loose cubic slightly translucent complete diamond crystal measuring 0.65 x 0.65 x 0.65 cm. Previous notes said that this weighs 4.97 carats.

    via danweinrich.com

     

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