Are Diamonds Forever?
Posted on: January 8, 2009
Diamonds are perhaps the most loved of the precious stones. They are known for their brilliance, their beauty and of course their color. They have other properties too such as their low reactivity to chemicals, their electrical resistance and of course their hardness.A large part of the diamond supply comes from the African continent, though countries like Canada and Russia are prominent too.Some diamonds come from Australia including most of the highl prized natural pink diamonds.Their modern popularity however is relatively recent as they have become more commonplace since the 1800’s. This due to greater availability and increased prosperity, not to mention some clever marketing.
Most natural diamonds are billions of years old formed deep in the earth under great pressure. There are some surface diamonds but they are generally very small, formed sometimes by the intense pressure caused by meteorite impacts.
You may have heard of the four c’s when it comes to describing diamonds: cut, color, clarity and carat. The cut refers to the shape the diamond has been cut in. The color tells us how the jeweler sees the color, whether clear or pink for example. The clarity refers to whether the diamond is free of internal faults that dull its brilliance and lastly the carat refers to the weight of the diamond where one carat equals 200 grams.
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