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Diamonds

Type

Crystalline carbon allotrope

Uses

Industrial materials • mining • construction • manufacturing

Properties

Durability • high thermal conductivity • electrical insulation • optical transparency

Crystal system

Cubic

Cultural impact

Enabled new technologies and transformed societies

Place of origin

Earth's crust

Formation process

High pressure and high temperature

Chemical structure

Face-centered cubic

Chemical composition

Carbon

Symbolic meaning in alternate reality

Affordable and common material

Diamonds