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FUN FACTS ABOUT DIAMONDS
Did You Know?
1. The word “Diamond” comes from the Greek word “Adamas” and means “unconquerable and indestructible”
2. The diamond is the hardest natural substance found on the Earth
Diamonds have very high melting point of 3820K (3547′ C/ 6420′ F) and a boiling point of 5100K (4827′ C/ 8720′ F)
3. The diamond is a birthstone for people born in the month of April
4. Most diamonds found in nature are between one to three billion years old.
5. Diamonds were first discovered in India and then in Brazil.
Diamonds were originally found and mined in India, Brazil, South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Congo; however today, diamonds also come from Guinea, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, China, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Guyana, Central African Republic, Canada, and Australia
6. The top three diamonds mines in the world are: Botswana (24 million carats), Russia (17.8 million carats) and Canada (10.9 million carats)
80% of diamonds go toward industrial uses
7. To produce a single one-carat diamond, 250 tons of earth will be mined
The earliest record of man giving diamond to a woman was in 1477 when the Archduke of Austria gave a diamond to Mary of Burgundy. On average, each stone will lose 50% of its original weight during cutting and polishing
8. Diamonds form 90 – 120 miles beneath the surface of the earth and are carried to the surface by volcanic eruptions
9. The U.S. is the world’s largest diamond market.
10. Diamonds worn in ancient times were believed to promote strength, invincibility and courage
11. Color of diamond is usually pale yellow to colorless, but can also be brown, blue, green, orange, red, pink and black
12. The ancient Greeks believed that diamonds were splinters of stars fallen on the earth
Romans believed that diamonds had the power to ward off evil and wore them as talismans. They inherited this belief from Indian mythology
13. A law in Thirteenth-century France decreed that only the King could wear diamonds
