1
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What are diamond occurrence?
A
Refers to the geological environment within which they occur.
2
Q
What the the two most common occurrences
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Primary and Secondary
3
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What is a secondary deposit?
A
Diamonds transported by natural action away from their primary source rock.
4
Q
Where are secondary deposits normally found?
A
Riverbeds, Sea Shores, Sea Bed Marine deposits.
5
Q
Explain what is primary deposit
A
It the actual host rock of the diamond deposit.
Diamonds
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Decks in class (34)
# Cards
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Diamond Classification17
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Diamond Cutting2
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History of Diamonds11
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What is a Diamond3
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Electromagnetic Spectrum4
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Crystallography15
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Atomic Structure of Diamonds12
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Mineralogy29
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Diamonds and Volcanoes9
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Optical Properties of Diamonds4
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Molecules3
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Physical Properties14
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Economics of Diamonds1
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Why are Diamonds so Valuable?1
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Crystallinity3
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Geology of Diamonds9
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Diamond Mining13
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Flourescence13
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Geology4
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Industrial Diamonds3
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Synthetic and Artificial Diamonds18
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Treatments0
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Diamond Cut14
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Chemistry of Diamonds9
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Diamond Formation3
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Cause of Color2
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Kimberlite9
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Diamond Occurrences5
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Cratons2
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Diamond Exploration13
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Feeder, Dykes and Sills3
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Simulants3
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Eclogite and Periditite5
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Plastic Deformation2
