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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.

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.