“Diamond” is derived from the ancient Greek word adamas which means “invincible.” Almost 50% of the world’s diamonds originate from central and southern Africa, but diamonds are also found in Canada, the United States (specifically Arkansas "The Diamond State"), India, Russia, Brazil and Australia.
Diamonds are the hardest known substance on Earth. We wear them as jewelry and use them to saw through tungsten (which is why the woman’s wedding ring will always be superior to her husband’s tungsten counterpart). In fact, the only material that can cut through diamond is…diamond.
Diamonds can range in color from black (it’s not really black) to blue (have you ever seen the Hope Diamond? Hello!) to crystal clear. Diamonds are about as versatile as gems come and have no shelf life so they can span generation after generation after generation. After generation. You get the picture!
Fancy colored diamonds are not a mass-market product such as those which are advertised everywhere and sold by numbers. They have more personality than that. Fancy colored diamonds are almost as much fun as colored gemstones! Like colored gemstones, each one is different. They come in fabulously expensive pale pinks and blues, pale to bright yellows, oranges, greens, and all those brown colors that are now given names like cognac and champagne.
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