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Ch. 8: Diamond - Physical and Chemical Properties

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DENSITY OF DIAMOND
Density or Specific Gravity
The specific gravity of the diamond varies ordinarily from 3-514 to 3-518. For comparison, I give in tabular form the specific gravities of the different varieties of carbon and of the minerals found on the sorting tables :                                                      specific
GRAVITY.
Amorphous carbon ........1-45-1-70
Hard gas coke .................2-356
Hard graphite .................2-5
Quartzite and granite ..........2-6
Beryl .........................2-7
Mica ..........................2-8
Hornblende ...................3-0
Boart.....................3-47-3-49
Carbonado ....................3-50
Diamond ................3"5i4-3'5i8
Garnet .......................3-7
Corundum .....................3-8
Zircon........................4-4
Barytes .......................4-5
Chrome and titanic iron ore.......4-7
Magnetite .....................5-0
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