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Roger Weller, geology instructor                       

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Diamond  
last edited:  3/22/08    number of photos:  66
Diamond is carbon, C
hardness: 10                                                                     
diamond as a mineral                                                                  

Recommended reading on the diamond industry:
"Diamond-A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession"
by Matthew Hart, Walker Publishing Co., 2001

 

faceted diamonds

diamonds, faceted-small white:  A  B  C*                                              

diamonds, faceted-assorted colorless:  A  B

diamonds, faceted-white-2 carat
diamonds, blue:  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H*
diamonds, yellow:  A  B C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K
diamonds, pink:  A  B
diamonds, red: A

diamonds, champagne color:  A  B  C  D  E  F  GH  I
diamonds, green:  A  B  C                                                         

diamonds, black:  A  B  C  D  E 
diamonds, assorted colors:  A  B  C  D 
diamonds, pale colors:  A  B  C  D  E

replicas of famous cut diamonds:  1

 

diamonds in jewelry                                                                                               

blue diamonds in a ring:  AB*
diamonds, faceted beads:  A  B
diamonds, colorless faceted beads:  A 

diamonds, champagne color faceted beads:  A  B

diamonds, canary color faceted beads:  A

 

uncut diamonds

diamond crystals from Arkansas
rough diamond crystals:  A  B  C


lectures on diamonds
 Diamonds: From Rough Rocks to Glamorous Gems- Larissa Diamante Thurman
 
Diamond Inclusions- Lisa C. Huff
 
Causes of Color in Diamonds- Caitlin Henry
 
The Cullinan Diamonds- Sheilla DeMeritt 
 
The Four C's of Diamonds- Mark Alexander
 Diamonds, the Four Cs
- Tanya Eavenson
 
Learning about Diamonds- Melanie Lewis 
 Shopping for the Right Diamond
- Gilberto Fuentes 
 
Man-Made Diamonds- Crystal Roe
 
47th Street, New York: the Jewish Connection- Deborah Adams
 

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