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Diamond (yellow)

Diamond (yellow)
  • Etymology : From Greek " adamas " = invincibility. The name diamond was used for the first time by Pline 100 BC.

The yellow color, which is the most common, results from a more or less important grouping of atoms of nitrogens.

The most famous are Golden Jubilee, a brown yellow rough diamond of 755ct  and 545.67cts once cut. It is the biggest diamond cut to the world.

To know more about the mineralogy of the yellow diamond, see mindat.org ->

Gemological data

  • Chemical formula : C
  • Hardness (Mohs) : 10
  • Density : 3.5 - 3.53
  • Crystal system : Cubic

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