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The Stuff of Diamonds

Back to high-school chemistry class: did you know that diamonds are composed entirely of just one element?

The “Perfect” Diamond

As the great philosopher Confucius once said: better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.  As it turns out, Confucius was probably even more

How are Diamonds Graded?

How are Diamonds Graded? Usually when diamond officials talk about color, they are not referring to blues, greens, or pinks. (Such diamonds do exist, but they are referred to as collectively as “fancy” diamonds.) Rather, diamond “color” is used to refer to how pure the shading of a diamond is. The color of a diamond is typically graded on the following scale: D-F Colorless – Diamonds graded letters D to F are considered to be colorless diamonds. This is the purest color grade, and diamonds of this type are very rare. It is recommended that these diamonds only are set ... Read more

Diamond Mining Methods

Did you know that mining a single one carat diamonds requires over 250 tons of earth to be mined?

A Journey from the Center of the Earth

How you ever wondered about the amazing journey that a diamond makes in order to arrive on a ring, necklace, or other piece of jewelry?

From Axe-Sharpener to Symbol of Eternal Love

As you may know, the first ornamental use of diamonds occurred in ancient India, where diamonds were considered to be of great religious and spiritual value.

Diamond Folklore

Humans have treasured diamonds for thousands of years and over that course of time, many legends and superstitions regarding diamonds have developed.

Man-made Colored Diamonds

Diamonds are almost exclusively made of carbon. When a diamond is contaminated by trace amounts of other elements, it produces some of the most breathtaking colored diamonds found in nature.

Diamonds – Strong Under Pressure

Diamonds that are created in a lab are structurally identical to those that are formed in nature. It takes a very trained eye, lots of testing tools

Diamond Blurb

The world’s love affair with diamonds started in India where people gathered the stones from bodies of water and traded them at market as early as fourth century BC.