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What you need to know before you even touch your wallet. Are You Looking for the Truth About Diamonds? I was too many years back, and at that time, there was no Internet – so information was limited. But there was also no Ebay – so fake sales were also few! I love stones and collect them from all places – from pebbles on the beach to meteorites from outer sky. To me diamonds fall in the middle of the spectrum, even though their market price per gram is sometimes the highest!

Diamonds have a mystique about them; they are stunning to look at, they are cut beautifully to enhance any piece of jewelry, and when the sun catches them, they flash like miniature suns. However, if you are planning a diamond purchase, you need to know the truth about diamonds. All TV ads that portray diamonds as the ultimate gift of love, and magazine ads that tell us that a diamond is the only gem that is the perfect gift can mislead us. The truth about diamonds is a little more complicated than this image – and this note is to help you get more clarity. (more…)

Conflict Diamonds: Diamonds mined in rebel-held areas in Cote d’Ivoire, a West African country in the midst of a volatile conflict, are reaching the international diamond market. Conflict diamonds from Liberia are also being smuggled into neighboring countries and exported as part of the legitimate diamond trade.

Diamond Structure: Diamonds having a perfect carbon crystal lattice without defects or substitutions are colorless. Such diamond has a large band gap–meaning that the energy required to free an electron so it can move through the diamond lattice is high–and therefore is an excellent electrical insulator. Diamonds of all colors of the rainbow can be found here at Crater of Diamonds, but the three most common colors unearthed by park visitors are white, brown and yellow. Diamonds could mean frictionless medical replacement joints. Or coatings — perhaps for cars — that never scratch or wear out. Cut refers not only to the shape of the diamond, but its proportions and finish, factors that influence the final cost of the diamond. Diamonds deliver the most intense flashes and variety of colors to the eye when properly cut of any of gemstones. Cut is omitted and all diamonds are assumed to be of a good cut. (more…)