{"id":31547,"date":"2016-04-22T05:46:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T12:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=31547"},"modified":"2016-03-27T22:08:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T05:08:40","slug":"creative-prompt-360-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/creative-prompt-360-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Prompt #360: Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An American retired professional wrestler, fitness instructor, motivational speaker and actor.<\/p>\n<p>diamond in the rough<\/p>\n<p>girl&#8217;s best friend<\/p>\n<p>Hope Diamond<\/p>\n<p>drill bit<\/p>\n<p>Definition: &#8220;In <a title=\"Mineralogy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mineralogy\">mineralogy<\/a>, <b>diamond<\/b> (<span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"IPA nopopups\"><a title=\"Help:IPA for English\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA_for_English\">\/<span title=\"\/?\/ primary stress follows\">?<\/span><span title=\"'d' in 'dye'\">d<\/span><span title=\"\/a?\/ long 'i' in 'tide'\">a?<\/span><span title=\"\/?\/ 'a' in 'about'\">?<\/span><span title=\"'m' in 'my'\">m<\/span><span title=\"\/?\/ 'a' in 'about'\">?<\/span><span title=\"'n' in 'no'\">n<\/span><span title=\"'d' in 'dye'\">d<\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span> or <span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"IPA nopopups\"><a title=\"Help:IPA for English\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA_for_English\">\/<span title=\"\/?\/ primary stress follows\">?<\/span><span title=\"'d' in 'dye'\">d<\/span><span title=\"\/a?\/ long 'i' in 'tide'\">a?<\/span><span title=\"'m' in 'my'\">m<\/span><span title=\"\/?\/ 'a' in 'about'\">?<\/span><span title=\"'n' in 'no'\">n<\/span><span title=\"'d' in 'dye'\">d<\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>; from the ancient <a title=\"Greek language\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_language\">Greek<\/a> ?????? \u2013 <i>ad\u00e1mas<\/i> &#8220;unbreakable&#8221;) is a <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Metastable\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metastable\">metastable<\/a> <a title=\"Allotropes of carbon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allotropes_of_carbon\">allotrope of carbon<\/a>, where the carbon <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Atoms\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atoms\">atoms<\/a> are arranged in a variation of the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Face-centered cubic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Face-centered_cubic\">face-centered cubic<\/a> crystal structure called a <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Diamond lattice\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamond_lattice\">diamond lattice<\/a>. Diamond is less <a title=\"Chemical stability\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_stability\">stable<\/a> than <a title=\"Graphite\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Graphite\">graphite<\/a>, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at <a title=\"Standard conditions for temperature and pressure\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_conditions_for_temperature_and_pressure\">standard conditions<\/a>. Diamond is renowned as a material with superlative physical qualities, most of which originate from the strong <a title=\"Covalent bond\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Covalent_bond\">covalent bonding<\/a> between its atoms. In particular, diamond has the highest <a title=\"Scratch hardness\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scratch_hardness\">hardness<\/a> and <a title=\"Thermal conductivity\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thermal_conductivity\">thermal conductivity<\/a> of any bulk material. Those properties determine the major industrial application of diamond in cutting and polishing tools and the scientific applications in <a title=\"Diamond knife\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamond_knife\">diamond knives<\/a> and <a title=\"Diamond anvil cell\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamond_anvil_cell\">diamond anvil cells<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Because of its extremely rigid lattice, it can be contaminated by very few types of impurities, such as <a title=\"Boron\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boron\">boron<\/a> and <a title=\"Nitrogen\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrogen\">nitrogen<\/a>. Small amounts of defects or impurities (about one per million of lattice atoms) color diamond blue (boron), yellow (nitrogen), brown (<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Lattice defect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lattice_defect\">lattice defects<\/a>), green (radiation exposure), purple, pink, orange or red. Diamond also has relatively high <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Optical dispersion\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Optical_dispersion\">optical dispersion<\/a> (ability to disperse light of different colors).<\/p>\n<p>Most natural diamonds are formed at high temperature and pressure at depths of 140 to 190 kilometers (87 to 118\u00a0mi) in the Earth&#8217;s <a title=\"Mantle (geology)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mantle_%28geology%29\">mantle<\/a>. Carbon-containing minerals provide the carbon source, and the growth occurs over periods from 1\u00a0billion to 3.3\u00a0billion years (25% to 75% of the <a title=\"Age of the Earth\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Age_of_the_Earth\">age of the Earth<\/a>). Diamonds are brought close to the Earth&#8217;s surface through deep <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Volcanic eruptions\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volcanic_eruptions\">volcanic eruptions<\/a> by a <a title=\"Magma\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Magma\">magma<\/a>, which cools into <a title=\"Igneous rock\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Igneous_rock\">igneous rocks<\/a> known as <a title=\"Kimberlite\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kimberlite\">kimberlites<\/a> and <a title=\"Lamproite\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lamproite\">lamproites<\/a>. Diamonds can also be produced synthetically in a <a title=\"Synthetic diamond\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Synthetic_diamond#High_pressure.2C_high_temperature\">HPHT method<\/a> which approximately simulates the conditions in the Earth&#8217;s mantle. An alternative, and completely different growth technique is <a title=\"Chemical vapor deposition\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_vapor_deposition\">chemical vapor deposition<\/a> (CVD). Several non-diamond materials, which include <a title=\"Cubic zirconia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cubic_zirconia\">cubic zirconia<\/a> and <a title=\"Silicon carbide\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silicon_carbide\">silicon carbide<\/a> and are often called <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Diamond simulants\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamond_simulants\">diamond simulants<\/a>, resemble diamond in appearance and many properties. Special <a title=\"Gemology\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gemology\">gemological techniques<\/a> have been developed to distinguish natural, synthetic diamonds and diamond simulants.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamond\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>Diamond<\/b> offers a complete multimedia solution featuring AMD Radeon graphics cards, TV tuners, USB display adapters, video capture devices, sound cards, modems, etc<\/p>\n<p>The term <b>diamond<\/b> is another word for a rhombus. The term is also used to denote a square tilted at a angle.<\/p>\n<p>The conditions for <b>diamond<\/b> formation to happen in the lithospheric mantle occur at considerable depth corresponding to the aforementioned requirements of temperature and pressure.<\/p>\n<p><b>Diamond<\/b> is a resource from vanilla Minecraft. It is found underground on layers 1-16 as <b>Diamond<\/b> Ore, as well as in chests in dungeons or abandoned mineshafts. As rare and precious items, <b>diamonds<\/b> are used for many middle-to endgame items.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Diamond<\/p>\n<p>solitaire<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Pistols<\/p>\n<p>The Diamond Empire<\/p>\n<p>blood diamonds<\/p>\n<p>Simon <b>Diamond<\/b> was inducted in 1995; PCW (Pennsylvania Champion Wrestling) United States title winning a Steel Cage Battle Royal (December 27, 1996)<\/p>\n<p>diamond mining<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson<\/p>\n<p>Diamond no Ace<\/p>\n<p>HTC Touch Diamond2<\/p>\n<p><b>Diamond<\/b> City is a city appearing in the WarioWare series. Wario claims that it is &#8220;his city&#8221; that he has made into a &#8220;sparkling gem of a metropolis.&#8221; Here, Wario and his friends have parties, and most of them reside here. It isn&#8217;t clearly known where <b>Diamond<\/b> City is located.<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Resorts International<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Naturals dog food<\/p>\n<p>A song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her seventh studio album, Unapologetic.<\/p>\n<p>A fictional character, a superhero that appears in the NEW-GEN comic books<\/p>\n<p>Diamond grape &#8211; A white grape which is a cross between the Concord and Iona grapes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Definition: &#8220;A <b>diamond<\/b> (from the ancient <a title=\"Greek language\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_language\">Greek<\/a> ?????? \u2013 <i>ad\u00e1mas<\/i>, meaning &#8220;unbreakable&#8221;, &#8220;proper&#8221;, or &#8220;unalterable&#8221;) is one of the best-known and most sought-after <a title=\"Gemstone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gemstone\">gemstones<\/a>. Diamonds have been known to mankind and used as decorative items since ancient times; some of the earliest references can be traced to India.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Hardness\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hardness\">hardness<\/a> of diamond and its high <a title=\"Dispersion (optics)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dispersion_%28optics%29\">dispersion<\/a> of <a title=\"Light\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Light\">light<\/a> \u2013 giving the diamond its characteristic &#8220;fire&#8221; \u2013 make it useful for industrial applications and desirable as <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Jewelry\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jewelry\">jewelry<\/a>. Diamonds are such a highly traded commodity that multiple organizations have been created for grading and certifying them based on the <i>four Cs<\/i>, which are <i>color<\/i>, <i>cut<\/i>, <i>clarity<\/i>, and <i>carat<\/i>. Other characteristics, such as presence or lack of <a title=\"Fluorescence\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fluorescence\">fluorescence<\/a>, also affect the desirability and thus the value of a diamond used for jewelry.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most famous use of the diamond in jewelry is in <a title=\"Engagement ring\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Engagement_ring\">engagement rings<\/a>, which became popular in the early to mid 20th century due to an advertising campaign by the <a title=\"De Beers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_Beers\">De Beers<\/a> company, though diamond rings have been used to symbolize engagements since at least the 15th century. The diamond&#8217;s high value has also been the driving force behind dictators and revolutionary entities, especially in Africa, using slave and child labor to <a title=\"Mining\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mining\">mine<\/a> <a title=\"Blood diamond\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blood_diamond\">blood diamonds<\/a> to fund conflicts. Though popularly believed to derive its value from its rarity, today, annual global rough diamond production is estimated to be about 130 million carats (26 tonnes),<sup id=\"cite_ref-Resource_Investor_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamond_%28gemstone%29#cite_note-Resource_Investor-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamond_%28gemstone%29\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and get familiar with your blog or website.<\/p>\n<p>The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/aqcpp\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr group<\/a>, which you can join to\u00a0 post your responses. I created this spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses.<\/p>\n<p>We are also talking about this on Twitter and Instagram. Use the hashtag #CPP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An American retired professional wrestler, fitness instructor, motivational speaker and actor. diamond in the rough girl&#8217;s best friend Hope Diamond drill bit Definition: &#8220;In mineralogy, diamond (\/?da??m?nd\/ or \/?da?m?nd\/; from the ancient Greek ?????? \u2013 ad\u00e1mas &#8220;unbreakable&#8221;) is a metastable allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/creative-prompt-360-diamond\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Creative Prompt #360: Diamond&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[374],"tags":[79,311,72],"class_list":["post-31547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-374","tag-creative-prompt","tag-creativity","tag-group-project"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31547\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}