tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post112327428496401714..comments2023-11-05T07:27:52.847-05:00Comments on Olivia's Sunrise of New Beginnings: Diamonds are... [Addendum]Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04014351759393921274noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123413441794745012005-08-07T07:17:00.000-04:002005-08-07T07:17:00.000-04:00JP - well there you go, you figured it out.Vanessa...JP - well there you go, you figured it out.<BR/><BR/>Vanessa - yes, like at UST ;) <BR/><BR/>Kim Plaintive - Welcome! Wow, emeralds seem such a serious gem to have, don't they?<BR/><BR/>Alohalani - you're quite welcome ;)<BR/><BR/>Wanderer - welcome to you too! ...Which is why I added "naturally-occurring", which Tungsten carbide is not.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014351759393921274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123394744144301992005-08-07T02:05:00.000-04:002005-08-07T02:05:00.000-04:00quite interesting.....but oj said that "Actually ...quite interesting.....but oj said that <BR/>"Actually Diamonds are the hardest substance known to mankind as well!"<BR/>but its not true....tungsten carbide is the hardest substance...which is also used for cutting diamonds.....<BR/>anyways first time here....nice post...sauravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472041383367377154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123383559328819282005-08-06T22:59:00.000-04:002005-08-06T22:59:00.000-04:00That was such an interesting post, Olivia! Thank y...That was such an interesting post, Olivia! Thank you. (Alohalani)Alohalanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964470059823361583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123374297033186172005-08-06T20:24:00.000-04:002005-08-06T20:24:00.000-04:00Interesting post! (Found your blog via the "Next B...Interesting post! (Found your blog via the "Next Blog" button.) My birthstone is emerald -- it's hard to find an emerald that isn't full of dark carbon spots or white spots though (without spending a ton of money).Kim Plaintivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09855196658649953810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123372974498206312005-08-06T20:02:00.000-04:002005-08-06T20:02:00.000-04:00quite fascinating.science and religion could get a...quite fascinating.<BR/>science and religion could get along IF we let them.<BR/>vanessaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123372092875085302005-08-06T19:48:00.000-04:002005-08-06T19:48:00.000-04:00Wait, if a N atom replaces a C atom in the lattice...Wait, <BR/>if a N atom replaces a C atom in the lattice, is it simply filling a gap in the structure, trapped spatially without chemical bonding? I guess so, otherwise the molecular structure would be altered, and it would no longer be diamond. Man, the wonders of science! Why can't science and religion get along, they'll both blow your mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123357106244327782005-08-06T15:38:00.000-04:002005-08-06T15:38:00.000-04:00Actually Diamonds are the hardest substance known ...Actually Diamonds are the hardest substance known to mankind as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123336089046657742005-08-06T09:48:00.000-04:002005-08-06T09:48:00.000-04:00Talking Mute -Well hello fellow April-baby! Aren'...Talking Mute -<BR/>Well hello fellow April-baby! Aren't we special?<BR/><BR/>I haven't noticed that my sidebar is out of place. Thanks for the code, which I've kept in case it does happen (again?) - let me know next time if it's still crooked.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014351759393921274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123335741564136902005-08-06T09:42:00.000-04:002005-08-06T09:42:00.000-04:00JP -Sapphire, eh? Isn't that quite a hard stone?A...JP -<BR/>Sapphire, eh? Isn't that quite a hard stone?<BR/>ANYWAY, I was studiously avoiding acknowledging the existence of laboratory diamonds *hmph!*<BR/><BR/>Coloured diamonds still consist of Carbon, but are contaminated with different gases. No arguing that it's more than one element - surely the atomic structure of the diamond remains the same!Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014351759393921274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123335312636907532005-08-06T09:35:00.000-04:002005-08-06T09:35:00.000-04:00Caesura - Oooh, I used to wish opals my own births...Caesura - <BR/>Oooh, I used to wish opals my own birthstone except that in gem mythology there is a sadness of some sort attached to them. <BR/>However, I could stare at them for ages looking for the little scintillations, specially in the fire opal. Thanks for the link.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014351759393921274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123289636271962002005-08-05T20:53:00.000-04:002005-08-05T20:53:00.000-04:00Funny, I was just reminded that my birhtstone is s...Funny, I was just reminded that my birhtstone is sapphire, which I really like, although opals are cool too. I also think diamonds are overrated because the price is artificially inlated by Debeers, and not all diamonds are a billion years old, they can make them in laboratories. But they are a really cool substance, and purty. I don't know what sapphires are made from, probably shit and sulphur, but they have a nice color. <BR/><BR/>How can colored diamonds only have one element? What gives them color? <BR/><BR/>Man, that is DENSE. (Diamonds, that is.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11083160.post-1123282998224582702005-08-05T19:03:00.000-04:002005-08-05T19:03:00.000-04:00Wow Diamonds abound! That was a fun post. My Birth...Wow Diamonds abound! That was a fun post. My Birthstons is the Opal. I looked up something about the opal birthstone:<BR/><BR/>"Opal Birthstone charaictalistics - Hope: Today, one ounce of fine Opal is worth about ten times the price of one ounce of gold. It is said in mythology, the learned men in times of Helen of Troy expounded on the virtues of the Opal, claiming it possessed the most beauty of all gemstones known to them. It was described by Shakespeare as the "miracle and Queen of gems", possessing magical qualities. It's fiery beauty makes the Genuine Opal one of the most popular gemstones of modern times.<BR/><BR/>Genuine Opals are mined in the Lightening Ridge area of Australia, an extremely arid climate."<BR/><BR/>And here is a link to some opal photos :)<BR/>http://www.gemfix.com/opal1.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com