What are some physical properties of the mineral diamond?
|||In terms of it's physical properties, diamond is the ultimate mineral in several ways:
* Hardness: Diamond is a perfect "10", defining the top of the hardness scale.
* Clarity: Diamond is transparent over a larger range of wavelengths (from the ultraviolet into the far infrared) than is any other solid or liquid substance - nothing else even comes close.
* Thermal Conductivity: Diamond conducts heat better than anything - five times better than the second best element, Silver!
* Melting Point: Diamond has the highest melting point.
* Lattice Density: The atoms of Diamond are packed closer together than are the atoms of any other substance.
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