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- Natural Diamonds | Diamond Stone – GIA C
Get to know all you need about diamond – the history, facts, quality factors, treatments, imitations and much more here at GIA
- Diamond History and Lore
The story of the modern diamond market really begins on the African continent, with the 1866 discovery of diamonds in Kimberley, South Africa Entrepreneur Cecil Rhodes established De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited 22 years later, in 1888
- Diamond Quality Factors
A well-cut diamond displays the beauty consumers expect to see in a diamond A beautiful diamond looks the way it does because of three optical effects: white light reflections called brightness, flashes of color called fire, and areas of light and dark called scintillation
- Diamond Description
Diamond is the only gem made of a single element: It is typically about 99 95 percent carbon The other 0 05 percent can include one or more trace elements, which are atoms that aren’t part of the diamond’s essential chemistry Some trace elements can influence its color or crystal shape
- Gemological Institute Of America | All About Gemstones - GIA
A Study of the Winston Red: The Smithsonian’s New Fancy Red Diamond Presents the first scientific and historical study conducted on the 2 33 ct Winston Red, the fifth-largest known Fancy red diamond in existence Read More
- Diamond Clarity. - GIA 4Cs
The clarity of a diamond is based on the size, location, visibility and number of inclusions or blemishes Internal and surface reaching characteristics are called inclusions External features are called blemishes Precise clarity grading is the secret to accurately evaluating a diamond
- How to Buy A Diamond - GIA 4Cs
With a GIA Diamond Grading Report, you can confidently make your next diamond purchase With an unbiased diamond evaluation, you’re free to focus on its beauty
- Diamond Fun Facts
Diamond crystals are brought closer to the Earth’s surface through volcanic activity Diamonds can be found in shallow alluvial deposits where the crystals settle after being transported away from the kimberlite pipes by geologic activity and rivers
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