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 (EMAILWIRE.COM, August 01, 2013 ) Valley Cottage, NY -- The word “diamond”, according to the new infographic, originates from the Greek word “Adamas”, which translates to “unconquerable” and “indestructible”.
According to Marijan Dundek, over the centuries the diamond has acquired unique status as the ultimate gift of love, in both myth and reality. It is the hardest known substance in the simplest chemical composition, consisting of only crystallized carbon, the chemical element fundamental to sustaining all life.
ItÂ’s not doubt that diamonds are precious gemstones, revered for the brilliancy and beautiful prismatic colors. Today, annual global rough diamond products is estimated to be about 130 million carats, or 26 tonnes. 92 percent of all diamond is cut and polished in Surat, India.
Besides their beauty, diamonds are also known for the extreme hardness. In fact, the diamond is the hardest natural substance found on earth. Diamonds are defined by the four “C’s”: Carat, which determines the mass of the diamond, clarity, which measures internal defects or inclusions, color which is determined by color grading, and cut, which is the final workmanship in which the diamond has been cut and polished into a gem.
Diamonds are formed when 75 to 120 miles in the earthÂ’s mantle when temperatures reach 2,000 to 3000 degrees fahrenheit. Most diamonds found in nature are between one and three billion years old, formed when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
In 2004, astronomer Travis Metcalfe discovered a diamond star that is 10 billion trillion trillion carats. But only about one in one million diamonds are quality carat stones. One in five million are 2-carat and one in 15 million are 3-carat.
Because of the result of revenues from diamonds, five million people worldwide have access to healthcare. In certain places around the world, diamonds are imperative to economies. In Botswana, diamond revenues help the control give every child free education up to the age of 13. The diamond industry generates over 40 percent of NambiaÂ’s annual export earnings. An estimated 65 percent of the worldÂ’s diamonds come from African countries. Without even knowing it, 10 million people worldwide are directly or indirectly supported by the diamond industry.
The earliest record of a man presenting a diamond to a woman was in 1477, when the Archduke of Austria gave a diamond to Mary of Burgundy. Since then, it has been a tradition all over the world.
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