ECO-FRIENDLY DIAMONDS

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"Under pressure is the only way I work, and by myself is the only way i'm hurt"....... 

  Diamonds are actually carbon in its most concentrated form. You do know every living thing on earth contains carbon, right?


DIAMOND FACTS


  • A diamond is an allotrophe of Carbon
  • It is the hardest mineral in the world
  • Most diamonds found in nature are between one to three billion years old
  • Diamonds were first discovered in India approximately 3000 years ago
  • In 1477,the first diamond engagement ring was  given to Mary of Burgundy by the Archduke Maximilian of Austria, beginning the tradition of a man proposing to his intended with a diamond ring. 
  • The worlds largest private collections are; The crown jewels, Aurora pyramid of hope, Iranian Yellows
  • Diamonds are presently mined in about 25 Countries on every continent except Europe 
  • To produce a single one-carat diamond, 250 tons of earth will be mined
  • The largest diamond ever found was the Cullinan at 3106 carats

Considering the amount of earth that needs to be dug up to mine a carat of diamond isn't it handy that diamonds can also be cultivated in a laboratory? Reports of cultivated diamonds have been made since 1953. There are indeed Eco-friendly diamonds in the diamond market, amazing isn't it?


SO NOW YOU KNOW!!!!1

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