C
Diamond
April’s stone is carbon in a cubic lattice, and two of them in one box will scratch each other.
- Formula
- C
- Mohs hardness
- 10
- Crystal system
- cubic
- Colour
- white
- Element
- aether
- Chakra (tradition)
- crown
- Zodiac
- Aries, Leo, Taurus
- Month
- April
- Where the earth keeps it
- South Africa, Botswana, Russia, Canada
What it actually is
Diamond is C before it is a story. The lattice is cubic, Mohs 10, and the eye meets white.
The better pieces still come out of the ground in South Africa, Botswana, Russia, Canada. April’s stone is carbon in a cubic lattice, and two of them in one box will scratch each other.
What the old tradition whispers
The parlour tradition ties Diamond to aether and to the crown centre. The old site stood it near: Aries, Leo, Taurus. Old tables sit it beside April.
How not to turn it to ash
A hard stone survives a daily ring, yet two diamonds in one box will scratch each other. Warm water and a soft cloth are enough.