The document discusses key facts about diamonds, including that they are the hardest mineral, vary in color, and are rated 10 on the hardness scale. Diamonds are found inside of kimberlite rocks and are formed deep within the earth's mantle before being brought to the surface in volcanic eruptions. They have a variety of uses including in windows, speaker domes, heat sinks, and microchips.

1. By Marc Garcia

2. About the Diamond
• A Diamond is the ultimate
gemstone, having weaknesses and
a couple of strengths .
• It’s also the hardest mineral in
nature.
• A diamond is the April birthstone
and an alternate version of Aries.
• Diamonds vary in color
• Diamond is Greek for adamas which
means invincible or hard.

3. More about the
diamond
• Hardness: 10
• Clarity: Colorless
• Thermal conductivity:
Diamonds conducts
heat better than other
minerals. Especially
silver.
• Refraction: Non-
Metallic
• It cleavages and
fractures.

4. Where Diamonds
came from?
Diamonds are
found inside
Kimberlite, which
is a igneous rock
that has
diamonds in it.

5. Diamond Colors
Diamonds come in different
colors:
• Brown
• Gray
• White
Colorless Diamonds:
• Blue
• Black
• Red
• And Green

6. Where are
Diamonds?
Diamonds are found
in many areas like:
• South Africa
• Russia
• And even
Arkansas.

7. Where diamonds are
formed?
Diamonds are
formed deep
within the Earth’s
Mantle and were
brought to the
surface of the
Earth in Volcanic
eruptions.

8. Uses for Diamonds
The uses of diamonds are:
• Diamond Windows
• Diamond Speaker
domes
• Heat Sinks
• Microchips
• Diamond Saws

9. Varieties of
Diamonds
There are different kinds of Diamond:
• Ballas- Tiny diamonds that form into a
spherical shape.
• Bort- A Dark colored, imperfectly
crystalized diamond.
• Carbonado- A Dark gray to black diamond
that has no cleavage.
• Fancy- Refers to colored Diamonds which
are blue, red, pink, purple and green.
• Lonsdaleite-A rare diamond believed to
have formed when a meteor falls to Earth.

10. The End!!!!