Diamond is the record-setter in many mineralogical properties such as hardness, diffusivity, thermal conductivity, purity, and covalency of bonding. Similarly, diamond, as the premier gemstone of the mantle holds primacy for geological features such as age and depth of origin. Diamond was among the first crystalline structures to be solved by X-ray diffraction and the first materials measured for their Raman spectrum.

At more than 80 billion USD in yearly commercial value, diamond sets the record for the most traded, valuable mineral on the planet. Despite its chemical simplicity, diamond has been the object of more research effort, and had more scientific and popular press pages written about it, than any other mineral.

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PREFACE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 A Review of the Geology of Global Diamond Mines and Deposits
2 Morphology of Monocrystalline Diamond and its Inclusions
3 Polycrystalline Diamonds from Kimberlites: Snapshots of Rapid and Episodic Diamond Formation in the Lithospheric Mantle
4 Non-cratonic Diamonds from UHP Metamorphic Terranes, Ophiolites and Volcanic Sources
5 Crystallographic Methods for Non-destructive Characterization of Mineral Inclusions in Diamonds
6 Mineral Inclusions in Lithospheric Diamonds
7 Geochemistry of Silicate and Oxide Inclusions in Sublithospheric Diamonds
8 Raman Identification of Inclusions in Diamond
9 Fluid Inclusions in Fibrous Diamonds
10 Pressure and Temperature Data for Diamonds
11 Geochronology of Diamonds
12 Diamond Spectroscopy, Defect Centers, Color, and Treatments
13 Synthesis of Diamonds and Their Identification
14 Experimental Petrology Applied to Natural Diamond Growth
15 Carbon and Nitrogen in Mantle-Derived Diamonds

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