Diamond

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Diamonds are particularly precious, carbon-based gems that are generally found in gabbro layers. The rarer diamond types are the most valuable gems in Dwarf Fortress, along with the star sapphire and the star ruby.

List of diamonds

Rarity	Gem name	Value (×)	Color	Graphic	Found where	Found how
Semi-Precious	light yellow diamond	30	☼♦7:1		Kimberlite	Small clusters
Precious	faint yellow diamond	40	☼♦6:0		Kimberlite	Small clusters
Rare	black diamond	60	☼♦0:1		Faint yellow diamond	Single gem
Rare	blue diamond	60	☼♦1:0		Faint yellow diamond	Single gem
Rare	clear diamond	60	☼♦7:1		Faint yellow diamond	Single gem
Rare	green diamond	60	☼♦2:0		Faint yellow diamond	Single gem
Rare	red diamond	60	☼♦4:0		Faint yellow diamond	Single gem
Rare	yellow diamond	60	☼♦6:1		Faint yellow diamond	Single gem

For a complete list of gems, see Gems.

In real life

Historically, diamonds were ranked among the five cardinal gems. The others included amethyst (no longer as valued due to New World deposits), emerald, ruby, and sapphire. Its value has increased beyond that of the other precious gems since the 19th Century, most famously as a result of advertising campaigns.

Urist (and humans) love diamonds for their mind-numbingly beautiful shimmering.

"Diamond" in other Languages Dwarven: doren Elvish: akera Goblin: tusnung Human: palath

V · T · E Gems
Ornamental	Amber opal • Aventurine • Banded agate • Bloodstone • Blue jade • Bone opal • Brown jasper • Carnelian • Cherry opal • Chrysocolla • Chrysoprase • Citrine • Clear tourmaline • Dendritic agate • Fire agate • Fortification agate • Gold opal • Gray chalcedony • Jasper opal • Lace agate • Lapis lazuli • Lavender jade • Milk opal • Milk quartz • Moonstone • Morion • Moss agate • Moss opal • Onyx • Onyx opal • Picture jasper • Pineapple opal • Pink jade • Pipe opal • Plume agate • Prase • Prase opal • Pyrite • Resin opal • Rock crystal • Rose quartz • Sard • Sardonyx • Schorl • Shell opal • Smoky quartz • Sunstone • Tiger iron • Tigereye • Tube agate • Turquoise • Variscite • Wax opal • White chalcedony • White jade • Wood opal • Yellow jasper
Semi-Precious	Alexandrite • Almandine • Amethyst • Aquamarine • Bandfire opal • Black opal • Black pyrope • Black zircon • Blue garnet • Brown zircon • Cat's eye • Chrysoberyl • Cinnamon grossular • Claro opal • Clear garnet • Clear zircon • Crystal opal • Demantoid • Fire opal • Golden beryl • Goshenite • Green jade • Green tourmaline • Green zircon • Harlequin opal • Heliodor • Honey yellow beryl • Indigo tourmaline • Jelly opal • Kunzite • Levin opal • Light yellow diamond • Melanite • Morganite • Peridot • Pinfire opal • Pink garnet • Pink tourmaline • Precious fire opal • Purple spinel • Red beryl • Red flash opal • Red grossular • Red pyrope • Red spinel • Red tourmaline • Red zircon • Rhodolite • Rubicelle • Tanzanite • Topaz • Topazolite • Tsavorite • Violet spessartine • White opal • Yellow grossular • Yellow spessartine • Yellow zircon
Precious	Emerald • Faint yellow diamond • Ruby • Sapphire
Rare	Black diamond • Blue diamond • Clear diamond • Green diamond • Red diamond • Star ruby • Star sapphire • Yellow diamond
See also: Diamond