Without question, the diamond is the precious stone that most people associate with romance. It's incredible how millennia of carbon compression can result in such a gorgeous valuable stone. Diamonds have become a vital feature of engagement rings, and many other items of jewellery since diamond firm De Beers developed the motto ‘Diamonds are Forever' in the mid-nineteenth century. We'll show you what a diamond is and how it's made.
Diamond formation
Diamond is a mineral made entirely of carbon. It is the most popular gemstone and the hardest naturally occurring mineral known. Diamonds have a variety of vital industrial applications due to their high hardness.
Diamonds are generated in the earth's mantle's ‘diamond stability zone' even before these eruptions drive them to the surface. This necessitates a temperature of above 1,000°C and extremely high pressure. Only deep beneath the earth's surface, around 150 kilometres beneath the crust, is this conceivable.
Diamond quality
The value of a diamond is determined by a number of factors, including where the diamond was purchased. The four Cs, colour, clarity, cut, and carat, are the most significant factors to consider. The influence of these is straightforward to grasp, but how much they affect the price of a diamond relies in part on market demand at any one time. As a result, determining an average price is challenging.
Most popular diamonds
Over time, some diamonds have become world-famous. One is due to its enormous size, while the other is due to its unique history. We'll show you three of them.
Koh-i-Noor: The Koh-i-Noor (Mountain of Light) is a 109-carat Indian diamond. Various Indian and Persian generals and rulers have owned it over the centuries.
The Great Star of Africa: This diamond is also known as the Cullinan I, after the Cullinan diamond from which it was derived.
The Hope Diamond: This priceless gem was most likely mined in India and sold to Louis XIV of France.
Conclusion
Diamonds are unquestionably the most valuable precious stones on the planet. They are not only the hardest stone in the world, but they are also the only stones that reflect as much light as they absorb, scoring a ten on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. A flawlessly polished diamond can reflect up to 100% of the light it receives. Visit Gem Selections for more information.
