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Vrindts, J. Discovery and mining of the Argyle diamond deposit, Australia. ... No, one of the defining characteristics of a mineral is that it is naturally occurring. The Australian Gemmologist Volume 22, Number 4, October–December 2004, Zolensky, M. & A.Ivanov, Chemie der Erde 63,185-246(2003), http://gemexplorer.org/archives/marange-diamond-fields, G.P. Bruise A tiny impact or concussion mark on the surface of the diamond that may create very small root-like lines inside the stone. of Mines, Mining, and Geology, Georgia. Because the genesis of this unique mineral requires extreme temperature and pressure, natural diamond is so rare that some diamonds are the most valuable commodity on Earth, based on weight. 132, 268p and maps. 4,161-176. Note that no other mineral can scratch diamond. Because it is the hardest substance known, diamond will cut through any material. 38, pp. E. Stanford. Ontario Geological Survey (2014), Mineral Deposit Inventory file No. Eur. Lithos: 77: 243-253. ; (p. 124). Industrial diamonds are syntheticallyproduced or removed from natural deposits. Mantle composition, age and geotherm beneath the Darby kimberlite field, west central Rae Craton. (Feb 1970). (in Dutch). Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, 30(1-4), 581-680. Electrons have a negative (-) charge that is exactly equal and opposite to the electrical charge of a proton. If yours floats beneath the surface, sorry, you’re holding a human-made piece. 2. A fake diamond will reveal the dot at the bottom of the diamond. 808-811). (1963) Electronic Properties of Diamonds. Buchester K.J. Chemical Geology, 186, 2002, pp. European Journal of Mineralogy: 25(6): 919-933, 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPI-07 Alkaline and carbonatite magmatism and related ore deposits: Diamonds in carbonatites of Fuerteventura island. Navon, O. Nakamuta, Y. p 246. Lamproites and kimberlites in China and the genesis of diamond deposit. 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