Most finished diamonds have 58 facets. The cut of the diamond affects its value, because a stone that is not properly proportioned does not have as much brilliance as a stone that is well cut. The cut also refers to the shape. Diamonds are cut into a number of different shapes depending on the nature of the rough stone and the position of the inclusions. Cleavage is actually a term for how a crystal breaks in specific ways more easily than others depending on its natural shape.
Most gemstones contain several elements.
It's all carbon. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Amend, Discuss, Correct In the United States and France, the traditional four suits in a playing-card deck are hearts, clubs, spades, and diamonds. In Italy and Spain the suits are swords, batons, cups, and coins. Amend, Discuss, Correct Blue diamonds are blue because they contain trace amounts of the element boron.