Diamond Micro-anvil (IMAGE)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Diamond Micro-anvil

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This nubbin on the flat surface of a gem diamond (top) is a nanocrystalline diamond, half the width of an average human hair. Higher magnification (bottom) shows the granular structure of the nanocrystalline diamond.

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UAB

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