TRANSVERSE CONTRACTION JOINTS. The primary purpose of transverse contraction joints is to control the cracking that results from the tensile and bending stresses in concrete slabs caused by the cement hydration process, traffic loadings, and the environment.
Diamonds are found in igneous rock which is brought to the surface of the earth by volcanic eruptions bringing magma to the surface. Diamond itself is strictly an allotrope of the element carbon, a mineral, one form of crystal that can be created from carbon.
Granite is an example of this type of igneous rock. Small crystals (fine texture) or no crystals (glassy texture) means that the rock cooled fast. These rocks usually form during a volcanic eruption and are called extrusive igneous rocks. Basalt is an example of this type of igneous rock.