For other uses, see Blue diamond (disambiguation).
Blue Diamond
Closeup of the Hope Diamond, a famous dark blue diamond
General
Category
Native minerals
Formula (repeating unit)
C B (trace)
Strunz classification
1.CB.10a
Crystal system
Cubic
Crystal class
Hexoctahedral (m3m) H-M symbol: (4/m 3 2/m)
Identification
Formula mass
12.01 g/mol
Color
Light Blue to Deep Blue
Crystal habit
Octahedral
Twinning
Spinel law common (yielding "macle")
Cleavage
111 (perfect in four directions)
Fracture
Conchoidal (shell-like)
Mohs scale hardness
10 (defining mineral)
Luster
Adamantine
Streak
Colorless
Diaphaneity
Transparent to subtransparent to translucent
Specific gravity
3.52±0.01
Density
3.5–3.53 g/cm3
Polish luster
Adamantine
Optical properties
Isotropic
Refractive index
2.418 (at 500 nm)
Birefringence
None
Pleochroism
None
Dispersion
0.044
Melting point
Pressure dependent
References
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