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The 34 pages that link to Diamond, each with the reason it gives.

• Thermal conductivityBroader topic: Its stiff, well-ordered lattice gives many diamond grades exceptionally high thermal conductivity.

• GraphiteCompared with: Its strong three-dimensional bonding contrasts with graphite’s sliding sheets.

• Mohs scaleBroader topic: It marks the scale’s upper endpoint.

• CratonRelated: Diamonds brought up in kimberlites record conditions in deep cratonic roots.

• HardnessBroader topic: Its strong covalent network gives diamond exceptional resistance to scratching and indentation.

• CarbonBroader topic: Its tetrahedral bonding makes diamond exceptionally hard and electrically insulating.

• Silicon carbideCompared with: Diamond is harder and more thermally conductive, while SiC is more practical for many engineered components.

• MetastabilityRelated: At ordinary conditions, diamond persists despite graphite having lower free energy.

• AllotropyBroader topic: Its three-dimensional covalent network contrasts with carbon’s layered and molecular forms.

• Carbon nanotubeCompared with: Its three-dimensional bonding contrasts with nanotubes’ curved hexagonal sheets.

• FullereneCompared with: Diamond’s three-dimensional sp³ network contrasts with fullerene’s mainly sp² cage framework.

• Cubic crystal systemBroader topic: Diamond illustrates that cubic symmetry does not require close-packed atoms.

• BotswanaRelated: Diamond mining has been a major source of Botswana’s export earnings.

• AbrasiveBroader topic: Its exceptional hardness makes it useful for grinding and cutting very hard materials.

• CorundumCompared with: Diamond outranks corundum in scratch resistance, though the two have different crystal chemistry.

• Mantle xenolithBroader topic: Some mantle xenoliths contain diamonds, offering evidence of deep mantle conditions.

• BuckminsterfullereneCompared with: Diamond is a three-dimensional network solid, not a discrete molecular cage like C₆₀.

• KimberliteRelated: Diamonds are the economically important mantle cargo associated with some kimberlites.

• Metastable stateBroader topic: At ordinary conditions, diamond persists despite graphite having lower free energy.

• Allotropes of carbonBroader topic: Its rigid three-dimensional covalent network makes diamond exceptionally hard.

• Koh-i-NoorNarrower topic: The Koh-i-Noor’s identity rests on its material as a large, cut diamond.

• Amorphous carbonCompared with: Its regular three-dimensional lattice contrasts with disordered tetrahedral carbon.

• Boron carbideCompared with: It provides a benchmark for hardness while differing sharply in composition and practical use.

• Friedrich MohsBroader topic: Diamond occupies the scale's top position and illustrates its familiar endpoint.

• Boron nitrideCompared with: Diamond is harder, while cubic boron nitride can better withstand chemical attack by ferrous metals.

• Carbon planetRelated: High pressure could stabilize diamond in a carbon-rich planet's interior.

• Kasai RiverRelated: Alluvial diamond deposits occur in parts of the Kasai basin.

• AllotropeBroader topic: Diamond is a hard carbon allotrope built from a three-dimensional covalent network.

• Kathleen LonsdaleBroader topic: Lonsdale used X-ray analysis to clarify diamond’s crystal structure.

• Mbuji-MayiRelated: Diamonds are the resource most closely associated with the city’s economy.

• Bonding in solidsBroader topic: Its rigid covalent network produces exceptional hardness and high thermal conductivity.

• Network solidBroader topic: Its rigid three-dimensional carbon network makes diamond exceptionally hard.

• PolyyneCompared with: Diamond's three-dimensional network contrasts with polyyne's linear carbon backbone.

• Popigai impact structureNarrower topic: Popigai is notable for an unusually large deposit of impact-formed diamond.