The Value and Importance of Diamonds

Diamonds have grading certificates for a reason,Ivory Coast, Ghana, Central African Republic,
for your protection and your diamonds protectionTanzania, China, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, and India.
as well. Accuracy is very important to the beautyDiamonds have been known since ancient times.
and value of your gemstone. It's a good reasonThey were originally used as a tool to carve other
to remember the dates that your jewelry wasgems like lapis and carnelian.
bought or when it was given to you. Usually to goAncient Greeks believed that diamonds were
on with enhancing a stone, the clarity or inclusionssplinters of stars that had fallen on earth. Some
have to be pretty visible. Thus, they drill holes intosaid that they were the tears of gods. Legend
the flaws and bleach out the dark inclusions. Thishas it that there existed an inaccessible valley
usually fills the holes or large inclusions that breaksomewhere in Central Asia; a carpet of diamonds
the surface up with a compatible material.covered it. It was patrolled by prehistoric birds of
The only problem is that this makes the diamondprey and guarded by venomous snakes.
unstable, which means that it'll be difficult forHowever, the truth is that the exact origin of
someone to work on the ring. Also, it can't bediamonds is still a mystery, to scientists and
cleaned in a real ultrasonic or steamed container.geologists.
Diamonds are magnetic to oil and it needs to beDiamonds were formed as long ago as 3.5 billion
heated to release the oil from the stone. There isyears, under conditions of great heat and
no way to care for your diamond like a naturalpressure, deep inside the earth. This correlates
diamond. Find a nice GIA cert diamond SI 2 inwith the earliest stages of the development of
clarity and F- G in color with a good make. Or,our planet, estimated to be in the region of 4.5
you can find an EGL SI1 EF as they are muchbillion years old.
more lenient in their grading.Volcanic eruptions carried the diamonds to the
Diamonds are so valuable because the price ofsurface of the earth millions of years ago.
anything is determined by supply and demand.Diamonds are found in cone-shaped pipes of rock
There is a great demand for diamonds and thecalled kimberlitic. These pipes have been
appearance of a short supply is maintained byweathered and their diamonds dispersed by rivers
DeBeers Consolidated.to far-lying areas, such as coastlines. They should
The Seven major diamond mining countries of thelast for several million more years.
world are: Botswana, Russia, South Africa, Angola,Prices for diamonds are determined for the most
Namibia, Australia, and Democratic Republic ofpart by DeBeers Consolidated Mines which is the
Congo.largest monopoly in the world. The prices are
Diamonds are also mined in these countries: Brazil,based on color, clarity, cutting proportions and
Guyana, Venezuela, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia,carat weight.