This Nature video offers an introduction to the socio-economic value of diamonds. [1:45]

Scientists value diamond for its unique properties and some researchers can only use diamond in their experiments. Scientists have been able to create a new type of synthetic diamonds that are larger and have properties that can be...

Learn about network solids and carbon and how diamonds are created from carbon. Also learn about solid networks, diamond and graphite network structures, as well as sheet and 3D networks.

Diamond is a mineral of carbon in its most concentrated form. It is composed solely of carbon, the chemical element of fundamental life. Learn here about the mantle, outer zone and the mantle chunk of all diamonds and how they are...