Diamond Guide - Facts About Diamonds
The Diamond is the hardest natural substance found on the Earth and incredibly it is the only Gemstone made of just one element – Carbon. Read some more interesting facts about Diamonds…
Diamond is the hardest natural substance found on Earth.
Incredibly, diamond is the only gemstone made of just one element - carbon.
Most diamonds, found in nature, were formed 1 to 3 billion years ago due to extreme heat and pressure. These diamonds were formed 100 to 200 miles below the surface of Earth. Volcanic activity brings diamond crystals much closer to the earth's surface.
A rough diamond looks so much like a pebble that most people would pass it by without a second glance.
The Diamond is the most effective heat conducting material, which expands very little when subjected to high temperatures, unlike most other conducting materials.
In order to burn a diamond, it must be heated on more than a thousand degree Fahrenheit and it will simply vanish, without leaving ash. Only a little carbon dioxide will be released.
However, many people expect a diamond to be unbreakable. This is not true. A diamond's crystal structure has 'hard' and 'soft' directions. A blow of sufficient force, in an exact direction, can crack, chip, split or even shatter a diamond.
Diamonds were first mined in India over 2,800 years ago.
It is estimated that only 500 tons of diamonds have ever been mined in recorded history to date.
More than 250 tons of ore need to be blasted, crushed and processed to produce just one carat of rough diamond.
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