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Every diamond is incredibly old, formed billions of years ago, long before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Only a tiny number of diamonds survive a fantastic journey to reach us - those that are found to be of a size and quality that can be cut, polished and set into jewelry.
The diamond has been one of the most coveted gems in history. Uncut diamonds adorned the suits of armor of the great knights and have adorned the crowns of Kings and Queens throughout the ages. Today, the diamond is internationally recognized as a symbol of love and betrothal. Diamond - nature's hardest substance - uniquely able to resist both fire and steel, and therefore all of mankinds early efforts to alter it - epitomized unyielding power and invincible strength.
Diamonds are rare jewels. They have only been found in a few isolated locations, scattered among the oldest parts of the continents. For thousands of years, the only source known to man was one remote area of India, where diamonds were first appreciated for their capacity to disperse light.
New findings were made in Borneo in the 7th Century and in Brazil in the 18th Century.
Today, despite modern methods, diamonds are still difficult to find. Geologists search relentlessly for these precious stones, usually in very remote and inhospitable places - from the frozen tundra of Siberia and Canada to the parched deserts and ocean floors of Africa. Most diamonds today are mined in South Africa,, Russia and Canada.
Famous diamonds include the 'Golden Jubilee' (the largest diamond in the world, weighing 545.67 carats), the 'Regent' (a cushion cut diamond of 140 carats housed at the Louvre in Paris), the 'Jonker' diamond (sold in 1977 in Hong Kong for a reported £1.25 million), the 'Cullinan' diamond (housed in the British Crown Jewels), and the 'De Beers Millennium Star' (the world's only internally and externally flawless pear cut diamond, weighing 203 carats).
Did you know?...
- The youngest diamond is 900 miilion years old.
- The Cullinan diamond was found in South Africa in 1905. Uncut, it weighed 3,106 carats (approximately the size of an ostrich egg).
- Diamond is the hardest natural substance known to man. It is 58 times harder than the next hardest mineral on Earth.
- Only diamond can cut diamond.
- Diamonds exist in all colors - the rarest of all is red.
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