A raw diamond is one of the most beautiful gemstones that women adorn themselves with. And their prices are high. How is it configured? And what is its original source? Let’s find out together!
Learn about the source of the raw diamond mineral
Diamonds consist of coal (carbon)! And through intense heat and pressure, it changes to become as we see it now. And it is formed by unknown conditions that occur in the depths of the globe. Thus most diamonds are extracted from volcanoes! Lava throws it into its craters after it is brought from the depths of the earth and from very long distances that may reach 150 km.
When diamonds are extracted from the ground. It is impure and contains many impurities and adheres to them and has united with them like rocks and sand. Thus, the specialists remove the rocks through special mills. Then they knead the powder with water and enter it into a device like a centrifuge. What separates the dough from the diamonds and thus the diamonds come out to us. The beauty with which the most beautiful jewelry is made.
The most diamond-producing country in Central and Southern Africa. It is said that the age of the youngest raw diamond on Earth. It is about one billion years and is the largest raw diamond. What has been found so far is the “Star of Africa” diamond which was found in South Africa in the Tarangal mines. The diamond weighs (3,024 carats). It was cut into nine large pieces and 96 small pieces! The most famous diamond is the Hoop diamond, which was owned by King Louis XVI of France. It had transferred to Queen Marie Antoinette. This diamond weighs more than 45 carats, and you will find it now in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington. The capital of the United States of America.
Definition of diamond and its types
The Indians were the first to extract diamonds from the mines in the Buddhist era in 400 BC. It is one of the oldest pieces of jewelry of high moral and material value.
Diamond is an element with a crystalline structure. It has a cubic shape and has double shapes the cubic structure with eight faces. There is a cubic structure with twelve faces. Its composition may go through mutations sometimes to be of a spherical shape. But, external factors play an important role that helps in formation.
There are many types of diamonds, and we will mention the most famous of them.
The Hoop Diamond, the Sea of Light Diamond, the Victoria Diamond, the Cullinan Diamond, the Famous Kimberly Diamond, the Millennium Star Diamond, the Ajri Diamond, and the Sansi raw diamond.
International companies have experimented with converting carbon into raw diamonds. Through chemical-physical processes of the highest complexity. Which are very expensive and not only that but need special conditions. Because they form occur under certain temperatures and high pressure. It takes a long time to take the shape of a crystal (diamond).
And synthetic diamonds also have types that reach more than ten types. The most famous of which is Mazenite, which is almost harder than diamonds. But the synthetic remains different from the natural one. As it is not of a monolithic composition, which means that it is not made of pure carbon. It is one of the elements of carbon and silicon, and it is known as silicon carbide.
How are diamonds evaluated?
Diamonds are evaluated according to their color and freedom from impurities and cracks. The levelness is important and is evaluated according to its size after polishing. Did you know that a diamond is polished with another diamond that is very small?!
Diamonds are absolutely non-scratchable.
