Some allotropes of carbon: a) diamond; b) graphite; c) lonsdaleite; d–f) fullerenes (C60, C540, C70); g) amorphous carbon; h) carbon nanotube.
The element of carbon has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. Almost all life forms on this planet are made from carbon. Please look at the geometrical shape of carbon and compare it to the ancient flower of life to understand that carbon is the Flower of Life:
The Flower of Life.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele006.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_of_Life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele006.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_of_Life