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How are the diamonds from composition of diamonds?

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In the 1700s, Lavoisier proved that diamonds are carbon only, by burning one and analysing the gas to show that it was CO2. Therefore the diamond was carbon.
Yellow diamonds have a contamination of nitrogen, and blue ones of boron.
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