Diamond

Origin

The etymological origin is the decisive canonical vocabulary of Greek 'adamas (a- 'not' + damao 'to conquer')' meaning 'unconquerable' — the decisive canon of Latin 'adamas' and later Latin 'diamant'. The decisive Indian origin canon is the decisive origin canon of the Vajra (Vajra), the weapon of Indra, in the Rigveda (Rigveda) of c. 1500-1200 BCE — the decisive canon of the Sanskrit 'Vajra' having the dual meaning of 'thunderbolt' and 'diamond', and the decisive canon of the classification of Indian diamonds in the Arthashastra (Arthashastra) by Kautilya (Kautilya) of the 4th century BCE. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of adamas (adamas) in Pliny the Elder's Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 verses 55-61 of the 1st century by the Roman Pliny the Elder (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) — 'Diamond is harder than all metals and does not melt in any fire'. The decisive chemistry canon is the decisive chemistry canon of the English chemist Smithson Tennant (Smithson Tennant, 1761-1815) of 1797 — 'Diamond is pure carbon'. The decisive mining canon is the decisive canon of the discovery of the Kimberley (Kimberley) diamond mines in South Africa in 1869, and the decisive corporate canon is the decisive canon of the founding of De Beers (De Beers) by Cecil Rhodes (Cecil Rhodes) in 1888.

Features

• Cubic crystal of pure carbon (C) Mohs hardness 10 hardest of all gems
• Main axis Indra's Vajra (Vajra) Unconquerable
• 4 Cs cut, color, clarity, carat
• One of the four cardinal gems — diamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire
• Famous diamonds — Koh-i-Noor ('Mountain of Light'), Hope, Cullinan
• Origin — Golconda India, Kimberley South Africa, Russia, Canada, Australia

Stories

The Vajra of Indra in the Rigveda of India of c. 1500-1200 BCE is the decisive origin, and the decisive natural history canon is adamas in Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 37 verses 55-61 of the 1st century. The decisive canon derived from the Greek etymology of 'unconquerable' — the decisive canon invoked as the king of all gems. The decisive engagement ring canon is the decisive canon of humanity's first diamond engagement ring given by Maximilian I of Austria to Mary of Burgundy on 17 August 1477. The decisive 20th-century advertising canon is the decisive advertising canon of 'A Diamond is Forever' by De Beers (De Beers) by the American copywriter Frances Gerety (Frances Gerety, 1916-1999) of Philadelphia, USA of 1947. The decisive 4Cs canon is the decisive canon of the founding of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the 4 Cs by the American gemologist Robert Shipley (Robert Shipley) of 1934.

Weakness

Diamond's weaknesses are: (1) impact — the decisive canonical weakness — despite being the hardest at Mohs 10, it can shatter under strong impact — the decisive canon of the difference between 'hardness' and 'toughness'; (2) combustion — the decisive canonical weakness — burns in oxygen environment at 700-900 degrees Celsius, becoming carbon dioxide; (3) synthesis — the decisive canon of the artificial diamond by General Electric (General Electric, GE) of the USA in 1955 — the decisive canon challenging the value of natural diamonds; (4) binding of advertising — the decisive canon of the engagement ring culture artificially created by the 1947 De Beers 'A Diamond is Forever' advertising; (5) blood diamond — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of being a source of funding for African civil wars; (6) binding of the sacred domain — the decisive canon; (7) binding of Indra — the decisive canon of the binding of the Vajra; (8) binding of time — the decisive canon of the binding of the 'forever' advertising. The decisive canonical finale is the decisive mythological canon of the invention of the artificial diamond by GE in 1955.

Cultural Significance

Diamond is not merely a gem icon but the canonical iconographic figure of the decisive Indian-Greek-South African canon, traversing the Vajra of Indra in the Rigveda of India of c. 1500-1200 BCE, the Arthashastra of Kautilya of the 4th century BCE, Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 37 verses 55-61 of the 1st century, the Mughal Koh-i-Noor diamond of 1304, the engagement ring of Maximilian I of 1477, the carbon discovery of Tennant of 1797, the discovery of the Kimberley mines of South Africa of 1869, the founding of De Beers of 1888, the 4 Cs of GIA of 1934, the 'A Diamond is Forever' advertising of 1947, and the artificial diamond of GE of 1955. The etymological origin settled as the decisive canon of Greek 'adamas ('unconquerable')' — the decisive canon of Latin 'adamas' and 'diamant'. The decisive Indian origin canon is the decisive origin canon of the Vajra (Vajra, 'thunderbolt'), the weapon of Indra (Indra, god of thunder), in the Rigveda (Rigveda) of c. 1500-1200 BCE — the decisive canon of the Sanskrit 'Vajra' having the dual meaning of 'thunderbolt' and 'diamond', and the decisive canon of the classification of Indian diamonds in the Arthashastra (Arthashastra) by Kautilya (Kautilya) of the Maurya Dynasty of the 4th century BCE. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of adamas (adamas) in Pliny the Elder's Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 verses 55-61 of the 1st century by the Roman Pliny the Elder (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) — 'Diamond is harder than all metals and does not melt in any fire'. The decisive medieval canon is the decisive canon of the Koh-i-Noor (Koh-i-Noor, 'Mountain of Light') diamond of India of 1304 — the decisive canon of the diamond of the Mughal Empire's emperor and the decisive canon as part of the British Crown after its transfer to Britain in 1849. The decisive engagement ring canon is the decisive canon of humanity's first diamond engagement ring given by Maximilian I (Maximilian I, 1459-1519) of the Habsburg Dynasty to Mary of Burgundy (Mary of Burgundy, 1457-1482) on 17 August 1477. The decisive chemistry canon is the decisive chemistry canon of the English chemist Smithson Tennant (Smithson Tennant, 1761-1815) of 1797 — 'Diamond is pure carbon'. The decisive mining canon is the decisive canon of the discovery of the Kimberley (Kimberley) diamond mines in South Africa in 1869 — the decisive canon of the mass production of diamonds in the 19th century, and the decisive corporate canon is the decisive canon of the founding of De Beers (De Beers) by the English Cecil Rhodes (Cecil Rhodes, 1853-1902) in 1888. The decisive 20th-century advertising canon is the decisive advertising canon of 'A Diamond is Forever (A Diamond is Forever)' by De Beers by the American copywriter Frances Gerety (Frances Gerety, 1916-1999) of Philadelphia, USA of 1947. The decisive 4Cs canon is the decisive canon of the founding of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the 4 Cs (cut, color, clarity, carat) by the American gemologist Robert Shipley (Robert Shipley) of 1934, and the decisive synthesis canon is the decisive canon of the artificial diamond by General Electric (General Electric, GE) of the USA of 1955.

In Popular Culture

Vajra (Vajra), weapon of Indra, in the Rigveda (Rigveda) of India (c. 1500-1200 BCE) — decisive Indian origin canonClassification of Indian diamonds in the Arthashastra (Arthashastra) of Kautilya (4th century BCE) — decisive Indian canonPliny the Elder Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 verses 55-61 adamas (adamas) (1st century) — decisive natural history canonKoh-i-Noor (Koh-i-Noor) diamond of the Mughal Empire (1304) — decisive medieval canonDiamond engagement ring given by Maximilian I of the Habsburg Dynasty to Mary of Burgundy (1477) — decisive engagement ring origin canonSmithson Tennant's discovery of diamond as carbon (1797) — decisive chemistry canonDiscovery of the Kimberley (Kimberley) diamond mines in South Africa (1869) — decisive mining canonFounding of De Beers (De Beers) by Cecil Rhodes (1888) — decisive corporate canon'A Diamond is Forever' advertising by De Beers (1947) — decisive 20th-century advertising canonInvention of artificial diamond by GE (1955) — decisive 20th-century synthesis canon