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carbonado

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carbonado: see diamond diamond, mineral, one of two crystalline forms of the element carbon (see allotropy), the hardest natural substance known, used as a gem and in industry. Properties

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carbonado [kär·bə′nā·dō]
(mineralogy)
A dark-colored, fine-grained diamond aggregate; valuable for toughness and absence of cleavage planes. Also known as black diamond; carbon diamond.
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