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''This article is about the Diamond gemstone.  For politics surrounding the gemstone trade, see [[Gemstone (politics)]].''
'''Diamond''', a type of [[gemstone]], is the hardest naturally occurring substance found on [[Earth]].  They are regarded for their brilliance and their hardness in terms of both appearance and utility.   
'''Diamond''', a type of [[gemstone]], is the hardest naturally occurring substance found on [[Earth]].  They are regarded for their brilliance and their hardness in terms of both appearance and utility.   


Diamonds are naturally formed from amounts of highly compressed [[carbon]] found below the Earth's [[mantle layer]], but synthetic diamonds can be formed in a high-temperature, high-pressure chamber that replicates the geologic conditions which produces diamonds<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/diamond.html?pg=6&topic=&topic_set=title=|title=The New Diamond Age - How to Make a Diamond: The Gemesis Way|publisher=Wired Magazine|date=2003-09-01|accessdate=2007-12-28|author=Davis, Joshua}}</ref>
Diamonds are naturally formed from amounts of highly compressed [[carbon]] found below the Earth's [[mantle layer]], but synthetic diamonds can be formed in a high-temperature, high-pressure chamber that replicates the geologic conditions which produces them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/diamond.html?pg=6&topic=&topic_set=title=|title=The New Diamond Age - How to Make a Diamond: The Gemesis Way|publisher=Wired Magazine|date=2003-09-01|accessdate=2007-12-28|author=Davis, Joshua}}</ref>


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This article is about the Diamond gemstone. For politics surrounding the gemstone trade, see Gemstone (politics).

Diamond, a type of gemstone, is the hardest naturally occurring substance found on Earth. They are regarded for their brilliance and their hardness in terms of both appearance and utility.

Diamonds are naturally formed from amounts of highly compressed carbon found below the Earth's mantle layer, but synthetic diamonds can be formed in a high-temperature, high-pressure chamber that replicates the geologic conditions which produces them.[1]

References

  1. Davis, Joshua (2003-09-01). The New Diamond Age - How to Make a Diamond: The Gemesis Way. Wired Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.