Is diamond considered a metallic mineral?

Question

or is it just linked to the metallic mineral mining industry?

Answer 1

Diamonds are composed of pure carbon. Carbon is definitely a non-metallic element.

Carbon is one of the few elements that can be commonly found in a pure form in nature. Other such elements are sulfur, the "noble" metals, copper, silver and gold; platinum, and sometimes mercury.

Diamond-studded or diamond-coated drill bits and tools are universal in many industries, particularly in mining and drilling. Diamonds cannot be worn or scratched by anything besides another diamond. But they are so brittle they can chip or shatter, and they will sometimes fall out of softer metal surfaces, that they have been embedded in.

~Donkey Hotei

Answer 2

The Metal Industies use a conversion table for measuring Diamonds with gram weight. 1/5 of Diamond weight Karat.

Here's an analogy: Is it Animal, Mineral, or Vegetable?

What catagory would a Diamond fall under?

Answer 3

The answer is simple.
It would depend on what definition of metallic mineral you choose.
In geology, a mineral having a metallic lustre is called a metallic mineral. Minerals having metals in their composition but without a metallic lustre are not termed as metallic minerals.

With this definition, Pyrite is a metallic mineral though it is not used as an ore for iron. Sphalerite is a non-metallic mineral in spite of being an ore of Zinc. Similarly, talc, calcite, dolomite, amphiboles are nonmetallic in spite of having Ca, Mg, Fe metals in them. They have non metallic lustre hence are called non-metallic minerals.
So is the case of diamond, it does not have a metallic lustre so it is not a metallic mineral and not because carbon is a non-metal

Answer 4

It's a crystal rock; a metal have specific characteristic a diamond don't have.

A metal " tend to be lustrous, ductile, malleable, and good conductors of electricity, while nonmetals are generally brittle (if solid), lack luster, and are insulators."

A diamond "is a transparent crystal of tetrahedrally bonded carbon atoms."

And yes it's linked to metal because the mining industry but they are two different minerals.

Answer 5

Diamonds are made from carbon.

Carbon is not a metallic element.

Therefore diamonds are not a metallic mineral.

Answer 6

Definettly not!

Metallic mineral are those who have metals in them like iron, copper, nickel.

Actually diamond is just a mineral which is part of a rock.

Answer 7

The field guide for Rocks and Mineral of North America is a very good resource for this topic!

Answer 8

Is Diamond Metallic Or Nonmetallic

Answer 9

yes it is