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Diamonds have many uses. About 20% of diamonds found are used for jewelry. The other 80% are used in industry. These uses include: cutting tools, polishing hard metal, phonograph and videodisc needles, and bearings for laboratory instruments.
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library.thinkquest.org/5008/Used.htm
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Diamonds are forever according to a famous song of the all time, diamonds are used purposely for parties used as jewel and accessories by the elite and royal members of the society, t is really elegant and glamorous....some diamonds are dec...
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Diamonds are used in jewelry and other decorative items such as crowns. Smaller diamonds are used in abrasives and crystal cutting tools.
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Diamonds were not used as gems in European jewelry until the late 13th century. They were initially used for such purposes as engraving other gems, such as sapphire cameos, and for drilling holes in hardstone beads (such beads drilled by diamonds have been dated to archaeological sites as early as 400 BCE).
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www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/diamonds/facts.html
www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/diamonds/facts.html
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Researchers have uncovered strong evidence that the ancient Chinese used diamonds to grind and polish ceremonial stone burial axes as long as 6,000 years ago -– and incredibly, did so with a level of skill difficult to achieve even with modern polishing techniques. ... Mystery Diamonds...
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050213135123.htm
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What other things are diamonds used for besides jewelry? Diamond wheel cutters and other tools are common. Science > Physical sciences > Earth sciences > Geology > Rocks &... ... Can diamonds really cut glass?
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Since the radiation-counting efficiency of diamonds is a structure-sensitive property, x-ray experiments have been undertaken to see whether it is related to crystal texture A technique for obtaining divergent beam photographs superimposed on Laue photographs has been developed, and results are given for 28 out of...
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www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0370-1301/65/5/301
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starsforafrica.com — Jeweler donates 5% of Chocolate diamond jewelry sales to African charities. Chocolate diamonds are from Australia and are conflict-free.
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