Radiation Is a Green Diamond’s Best Friend

Diamonds are iconic, but some of them might make others a little green with envy.

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Sources:
http://m-newton.ex.ac.uk/research/qsystems/people/sque.togo/diamond/structure/#:~:text=The%20crystal%20structure%20of%20diamond,fractions%20along%20the%20cube%20sides.&text=The%20conventional%20cell%20contains%20the%20equivalent%20of%208%20whole%20C%20atoms.
https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2018-natural-color-green-diamonds-beautiful-conundrum
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S1070363211060429.pdf
https://geology.com/diamond/green-diamonds/
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/irradiated-gemstones.html

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https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/gemstone-diamond-with-alpha-matte-9bjlwgc
https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2018-natural-color-green-diamonds-beautiful-conundrum#item-10
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diamond_lattice.stl
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/light-ray-blue-background-tny-jxo
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/visible-light-diagram-color-electromagnetic-spectrum-light-wave-frequency-gm1277151562-376444523
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dresdner_Gr%C3%BCner_Diamant_-_Neues_Gr%C3%BCnes_Gew%C3%B6lbe_Dresden.jpg
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/gemstone-or-diamond-texture-close-up-gm1255687027-367417609
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/emerald-xl-gm178759134-24693815