Fascinating facts

Fascinating facts...

Diamonds are the hardest substance on the planet.
Most diamonds found in nature are between one and three billion years old.
Eighty percent of the world's diamonds are not suitable for jewellery.
The easiest way to spot the difference between a diamond and cubic zirconium is to weigh it. Cubic zirconium weighs 55% more than diamonds.
The 4 Cs, the characteristics by which a diamond's value is determined, were introduced in 1939 by the Gemmological Institute of America.
The word carat is thought to be derived from the Carab seed - an ancient unit of weight.
Round cut diamonds have 58 facets
Diamonds were first mined in India over 2,800 years ago.
It is estimated that only five hundred tons of diamonds have ever been mined in recorded history
It is said that Cupid's arrows are tipped with diamonds
Only one diamond in a million weighs a carat or more
On average, each stone will lose fifty percent of its original weight during cutting and polishing.
More than 250 tons of ore need to be blasted, crushed, and processed to yield just one carat of rough diamond

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