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Other recently discovered allotropes include a nanofoam—z web of light magnetic carbon clusters, lonsdaleite—a sort of disfigured hexagonal diamond lattice, and an aggregated diamond nanorod. 

The approximate intensity rules are given by the assumption of spherically symmetrical aggregates of atoms about the positions of the carbon atoms in diamond. They are that the reflections with h, k and l all even and their sum divisible by 4 should be the strongest, those with h, k and l all odd should be next, and those with h, k and l all even with sum not divisible by 4 the weakest. Table 1 verifies this prediction the seven strongest reflections are of the first type, and none of the third... 

Crystals of high purity metals are very soft, while high purity diamond crystals are very hard. Why are they different What features of the atomic (molecular) structures of materials determine how hard any particular crystal, or aggregate of crystals, is Not only are crystals of the chemical elements to be considered, but also compounds and alloys. Glasses can also be quite hard. Is it for similar reasons What about polymeric materials ... 

There is also a slight difference between the refinement symbol and the diamond aggregation symbol. The diamond makes the abstract and constituent types (or actions) part of the same model. In these models, it is explicit that a w heeis a part of some particular car and that there is some way of knowing which buy action a particular pay is part of some por-... 

Determination of compositions of melts segregated from peridotite using aggregates of diamond. Earth Planet. Sci. Letters, 114, 477-89. 

Pollitt SK, Pallos J, Shao J, Desai UA, Ma AA, Thompson LM, Marsh JL, Diamond MI (2003) A rapid cellular FRET assay of polyglutamine aggregation identifies a novel inhibitor. Neuron 40(4) 685-694 Ranganathan S, Bowser, R (2003) Alterations in G(l) to S phase cell-cycle regulators during amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Am J Pathol 162(3) 823—835... 

Fig. 11 NMR shifts of 31 (filled square), 32 (filled diamond), and 33 filled circle) showing the presence of aggregation in increasing solvent polarity for 32...

Diamond, S. and Ong, S. (1992). Proceedings 9th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reactions in Concrete, London, 269-78. 

A unique situation exists in the case of diamonds, where the detailed spectroscopic descriptions of the centers are detected, but models are only proposed for a few of these. From more then 100 detected centers models are only determined for seven, mainly based on EPR interpretations. The model includes identification of the impurity, vacancy, interstitial atom, their aggregations and their crystallochemical position together with quantum-chemical and spectroscopic description. 

The luminescence of diamonds is related to various defects in its structure. Almost always, luminescence centers in diamonds are related to N atoms. It is logical, because the atomic radii of C and N are nearly equal (approximately 0.77 A). Luminescence spectroscopy has proven to be the most widely used method in studies of diamonds even in comparison with optical absorption, ESR, IR and Raman spectroscopies. Himdreds of spectra have been obtained, fluorescence characteristics enter into diamond quality gemological certificates, a wide range of electronic and laser applications are based on diamond optical properties in excited states nitrogen center aggregation is controlled by the residence time of diamond in the mantle, distinction between natural... 

Tishmack, J. K., Olek, J. Diamond, S. 1999. Characterization of high-calcium fly ashes and their potential influence on ettringite formation in cementitious systems. Cement, Concrete, and Aggregates, 21, 82-92. 

There are two types of internal textures seen in natural diamond crystals that show conditional changes. Although Dana [9], [10] and Orlov [11] distinguished between single crystals and polycrystalline aggregates, they did not put crystals that had experienced the two conditions into different categories. 

Several comments need to be made concerning the state of aggregation of the substances. For gases, the standard state is the ideal gas at a pressure of 1 bar this definition is consistent with the standard state developed in Chapter 7. When a substance may exist in two allotropic solid states, one state must be chosen as the standard state for example, graphite is usually chosen as the standard form of carbon, rather than diamond. If the chemical reaction takes place in a solution, there is no added complication when the standard state of the components of the solution can be taken as the pure components, because the change of enthalpy on the formation of a compound in its standard state is identical whether we are concerned with the pure... 

Figure 10.4 shows SEM photographs of the surface of SiC-coated diamond particles coated at 1350°C. Tiny granules of SiC were deposited and aggregated with an increase in coating time. Even for samples treated for 1 min, the entire surface is considered to be covered with a thin SiC layer formed by the direct reaction of diamond and SiO(g) because the samples show good oxidation resistance, to be discussed later. EDX analysis shows a uniform distribution of Si atoms on the entire surface of the SiC-coated diamond particle. 

Emulsion flotation is analogous to carrier flotation. Here, small-sized particles become attached to the surfaces of oil droplets (the carrier droplets). The carrier droplets attach to the air bubbles and the combined aggregates of small desired particles, carrier droplets, and air bubbles float to form the froth. An example is the emulsion flotation of submicrometre-sized diamond particles with isooctane. Emulsion flotation has also been applied to the flotation of minerals that are not readily wetted by water, such as graphite, sulfur, molybdenite, and coal [623]. Some oils used in emulsion flotation include mixed cresols (cresylic acid), pine oil, aliphatic alcohols, kerosene, fuel oil, and gas oil [623], A related use of a second, immiscible liquid to aid in particle separation is in agglomeration flocculation (see Section 5.6.4). 

Another candidate for a useful material from very high pressure synthesis is the gem material, jadeite (NaAlSi206). The natural material of Imperial quality can cost as much as 2000 per carat. Jadeite can be synthesized at about 30 kb and above in equipment similar to that used for diamond growth, and it has been made into pieces of jewelry. Since jadeite is used as a poly-crystalline aggregate, synthesis is essentially hot pressing and sintering, much simpler than if single crystals were needed. However, it does not appear to be a commercial product in competition with the natural supply. 

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