A Different Look At Diamonds

Diamond Birthstones and History of Diamonds

Astrologically Diamond is the birthstone for April. It is also the gemstone for the 10th and 60th anniversary. Diamond is thought to strengthen the planet Venus to augment luxury and pleasure in your life. If you are a Virgo, according to Vedic astrology, Diamond is the ideal gemstone for you. The glittering colors, the four perfect cleavage directions and its durability has made diamonds the most popular of gemstones.

For the interest of Chemistry students, Diamond is nothing but a carbon. It is a polymorph of Carbon just like Graphite. Its chemical symbol is "C" alone. It's a native element and belongs to the sub-class of Non-metallic elements. Diamonds are available in wide variety of colors like Blue, pink, white, yellow. The diamond processing industry values the brown diamond much more, which comes in three varieties called Champagne, Cognac and Coffee.

For Physics students, doamond hardness is a perfect 10 out of 10 in mohs hardness scale. Diamond is the hardest substance given by nature. Note that diamonds are four times harder than Sapphires or Rubies. Diamond can scratch any other mineral and the myth, "Diamond can only cut a diamond", is true. The clarity of Diamond is transparent. The specific Gravity of Diamond is 3.5, which is well above the average. Diamond conducts heat the best. For comparison purpose, its five times better than Silver. At this scenario of this very best, the Melting point of Diamond is 3820 Kelvin and the Lattice density is also the highest. Definitely Diamond is empowered with many excellent properties to become the first choice, but again the myth of its indestructible or eternity has been proved to be a foolish notion.

Diamonds are available all over the world. Mostly they come from Australia, Arkansas, Africa, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Congo, and Russia etc. A new large mine in South Africa has started its operation just five years ago.

Diamonds have been used in medical treatment for ages. Medical sciences have been able to find its remedial utilities in several accidental and usual disorders due to injuries, fracturing of bones etc. It is supposed to be highly effective in several brain diseases and nervous system disorders. Diamond even helps to control the hormone sequence of the human body.

About Diamond Weights

Diamonds are measured in Carat Weight. One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If a diamond is referred to as four grains, this also means that it is a one carat diamond. The word Carat comes from the word carob. A carob is a bean that grows on a tree in the Mediterranean. In times past, if a diamond weighed the same as a carob bean, it was one carob, or one carat.

However, in the far east, where Carob trees do not grow, rice was used to measure the weight of a diamond. If a diamond weighed as much as four grains of rice, it was four grains – or one carat as we know it to be now. The majority of diamond purchases are for diamonds that are 1/3 of a carat.

Beware when shopping for diamonds that are already set or mounted. If more than one diamond is used in the piece, the tag on the jewelry will give the CTW or Carat Total Weight – and this does not indicate the carat weight of each stone in the piece. You need to ask the jeweler for the total carat weight of the largest diamond in the piece to truly understand what you are about to buy.

A Different Look At Diamonds

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