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Since their discovery diamonds have mystify people. It is said that diamonds have special powers that will aide man: it will make a man invulnerable, it helps to cast away the devil and diamonds are also attributed to help in curing diseases. No wonder that in ancient times people thought diamonds were tears from Gods. But alas diamonds are not tears from Gods, but their formation and existence is still a wonder of nature. Diamonds are formed within the earth where intense heat and pressure exist. The carbon atoms that exist in the earth are pressured to such a form, that a very strong bond is created between the atoms: Diamonds are made entirely up from carbon-atoms. The formation of carbon-atoms is very important, because if formed differently we will have a different mineral, that we also are very familiar with: graphite, the material we use in pencils. Once the diamond is formed, it will exist for millions of years below the earths surface and will only come out through great eruption that will bring the diamonds with explosion to the surface. Diamonds now found are formed between 20 billion and 100 million years ago. Major sources are South-Africa, Namibia, Brazil, Russia, Australia and Canada. Even now diamonds are still being formed by nature, so why is diamonds considered so rare and thus valuable? Because they are rare. Though a lot of diamonds are mined, not all rough diamonds are considered gem-quality. Most of the diamonds that are found are brown to yellow with a lot of inclusions. These diamonds are not considered gem quality, and will be used for industrial purposes, because of the hardness of the diamonds, they are ideal cutting material. Only a very small percentage of the rough diamonds that are found are of gem-quality. It is these diamonds that eventually will be cut and polished into a diamonds that shows its brilliance, fire and scintillations and keep mystifying us. Cutting centers are established in various countries, but the oldest cutting centre is in Amsterdam, hence the name City of Diamonds. more info >> Value Characteritics |
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