24 Mar 2011 12:00
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Loose Diamond Trivia
Even if you’ve studied up on diamonds, and you’re completely informed about cut, carat, color and clarity and every other factor that affects loose diamond quality and value, chances are you still don’t know any of these unusual, little-known facts about the most precious gemstone on earth.
Diamond Engagement Ring
Ever wondered why loose diamonds are so expensive? Well, get this—it takes 250 tons of earth to be mined for one carat of diamonds. And that mining can be difficult, painstaking work—one more reason that it’s important to make sure your loose diamonds come from a certified source of fair-trade loose diamonds.
Common knowledge has it that loose diamonds are the hardest substance on earth, but the truth is that there are synthetic materials that are harder than diamonds. Diamonds are, however, the hardest naturally-occurring substance in the world, and probably the hardest material any of us will ever encounter.
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Loose Diamond Trivia
Even if you’ve studied up on diamonds, and you’re completely informed about cut, carat, color and clarity and every other factor that affects loose diamond quality and value, chances are you still don’t know any of these unusual, little-known facts about the most precious gemstone on earth.
Diamond Engagement Ring
Ever wondered why loose diamonds are so expensive? Well, get this—it takes 250 tons of earth to be mined for one carat of diamonds. And that mining ca
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