Industrial diamonds are attached to tools to perform microscopic abrasions. Gem-quality diamonds can be as small as .01 carat.
There isn't any information on the smallest carat diamond ever sold. However, I did find the world's smallest diamond. It weighs in at 0.0003. It is being sent into the Guiness Book of World Records.
Any diamond is worth whatever someone will pay you for it.
Today, on Blue Nile, the smallest diamond weighs .23 carats and is available for US$270.
As raw stones, a diamond can be as small as a grain of sand. As a cut stone, 1/100th of a carat, or .01 carat, also called one point is the smallest descriptive value found in a brief search.
Today on Blue Nile, the smallest internally flawless -- clear -- diamond weighs .62 carats, J colour, and you'll pay $2,145 for this diamond.
A round diamond of this measurement weighs about .03 carats. Your local jeweler may have one for sale. The smallest weight diamond you can purchase today on Blue Nile weighs .23 carats and will cost US$272.
If by 20 cents you mean .20 carats, you may be able to purchase such a diamond using this example as a guideline. Today, on Blue Nile, you can purchase a .23 carat diamond and pay between US$270 and US$782, depending on the colour and clarity that you want. A .23 carat diamond is the smallest diamond available for sale at Blue Nile today.
The five main components of a diamond's cut are the following:Table: This is the largest facet of a diamond which comprises the flat surface on the top of the stone, resembling a 'table'.Crown: This is the top portion and is located above the girdle and extending below the table.Girdle: This is the outermost edge of a diamond where the crown and the pavilion meet.Pavilion: This bridges the girdle and the culet and is located at the lower part of the diamond.Culet: This is the smallest facet of a diamond and is located at the very bottom of the stone.
This is a relatively small diamond, just over 1/10th of a carat in weight. Unless there is a Kimberly Certificate documenting the origin of the diamond from a country in Africa, there is no way to determine whether or not a diamond is an 'African' diamond. You can purchase a diamond weighing about .25 carats on Blue Nile today and pay between US$216 and US$467, depending on the colour and clarity that you choose. (These are the smallest diamonds you can buy today from Blue Nile.)
A diamond is 'worth' whatever someone will pay you for it, in whichever currency is being used for the transaction. The smallest diamond available for this kind of comparative purchase today, online is a .25 carat diamond, larger than your .10 carat query. You can buy this diamond today 11Sept26 on Blue Nile and pay between US$232 or 139.50 BPS and US$516 or 332.52 BPS, depending on the cut, clarity, colour and carat weight of the diamond.
The smallest weight diamond available for sale today on Blue Nile weighs .29 carats and you can purchase one of this weight and pay between US$288 and US$1,077, depending on the cut, clarity and colour that you want.
The compound with the smallest carbon-carbon bond length is ethyne (C2H2), also known as acetylene. The carbon-carbon bond in ethyne is a triple bond, which is shorter and stronger than single or double bonds.