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BN1 1HB

01273 773 544

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21 Meeting House Lane
Brighton East Sussex
BN1 1HB
1273 773 544

21 Meeting House Lane
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1HB

01273 773 544

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Diamonds are forever – Diamond Facts

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  • The word Diamond is derived from the Greek word 'Adamas' meaning 'the unconquerable'.

    1.33ct marquise cut with split shoulder detail

  • Diamonds were discovered in India around 2400 years ago.India  dominated commercial diamond production until South American discoveries in the 1730's.
  • Most diamonds that are found are not suitable to be used in jewellery.
  • In the 13th century, France implemented a law that only kings should wear diamonds.

    asscher cut diamond with round surround

  • Diamonds are the hardest substance on earth.
  • Diamonds are found in various colours such as blue, pink, green , yellow & brown. The rarest colour is red.
  • There is only one diamond mine in the world where anyone can be a miner. That mine is at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. For a few dollars you can mine for a day and keep anything you find.

    diamond solitaire with north, south, east, west twist claws

  • In 1994 Pauline Willemse cut a diamond that was 50 times smaller than the head of a ballpoint pen. This was the world's smallest diamond.
  • Canada's first commercial gem-quality diamond mines delivered their first production in the late 1990's. Since then Canada has risen  to become the 3rd highest producer in the world.
  • Diamonds were formed billions of years ago; under extreme heat and deep within the earth's crust. Volcanic eruptions bring the diamonds closer to the surface of the earth.

    1.01ct radiant cut solitaire

  • Diamonds have been found in some meteorites.
  • Diamonds are the only gemstone that is composed of only one chemical element -carbon.
  • Ancient Greeks believes that diamonds are splinters of stars fallen on the earth.
  • As per the old beliefs and customs, it is believed that the engagement diamond ring was worn on the third finger of the left hand because the ancient Egyptians believed the vein directly connected to the heart.
  • Most diamonds use to form under hundred miles below the ground, but some forms beneath four hundred miles. This type of diamonds is called extra terrestrial diamonds formed by an asteroid impact. These types are also called carbonado.
  •  The largest diamond was known as the Star of Africa (Cullinan). This adorned the scepter of King Edward VII of England and is now at the Tower of London.
  • Diamonds also have the highest melting point of any natural substance.
  • The first diamond engagement ring was gifted by Archduke Maximilian of Austria to Mary of Burgundy in 1477.

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