Congratulations, you’re engaged! You found the love of a lifetime—and of course the diamond engagement ring of your dreams! And while you could make a list a mile along of everything that makes your fiancé special, there are plenty of amazing facts we bet you didn’t know about that diamond on your finger.
On the off chance that you’ve at any point wound up asking “how did this stone turn into a splendid, shining jewel that advanced toward my finger?”, you’ve gone to the opportune place. The old Greeks trusted precious stones were tears of the Gods tumbled from the sky, and keeping in mind that we genuinely wish that were valid, we set out to get to the base of how the current jewel became. “Precious stones are really a supernatural occurrence of nature” says Grant Mobley, Diamond Expert at Pluczenik. “What a great many people don’t know is what number of elements need to adjust only splendidly for a precious stone to shape and approach the surface of the earth with the end goal for us to appreciate them.” Are you prepared to discover why that sparkler on your ring is significantly more unique than you thought? Here, 5 verifiable actualities about precious stones regardless we can’t accept! (Fantasy Diamonds llc 10036)
1. It takes time, lots and lots of time… and a little bit of luck.
It takes from 1 to 3 billion years for a diamond to fully form 100 miles below the earth’s surface in very specific parts where the combination of temperature and pressure is just right. It doesn’t stop there, “diamonds are stuck 100 miles below the earth’s surface unless another set of improbable circumstances bring them to, or close to the surface” tells Mobley.
Our precious ancient stones must wait for extremely rare volcanic eruptions to occur at the depth of their formation for them to take a ride up to the surface in rocks called Kimberlite by way of magma, stopping just short of the surface, leaving diamonds just under the surface for us to find.(Fantasy Diamonds llc 10036)
2. Diamonds weren’t always so… “sparkly”
“The idea of cutting diamonds and polishing them to maximize the brilliance of the stone came around in the Middle Ages” tells Mobley. Before diamond cutting techniques we
re around, diamonds were used in jewelry in their natural shape, called an octahedron.
It wasn’t until 100 years ago that the “round brilliant” cut was created! Post Middle Ages, we got a little better at adding more facets and changing proportions to keep achieving more and more scintillating results. “The most notable cuts are the Old European, Old Mine Cut, and the Rose Cut” says Mobley. “Diamond cutters no longer use these cuts, but having one definitely has its charm. It shows that it was likely cut 100 or more years ago.” Talk about vintage… these stones are definitely making a come back.
3. Carats, Modern Day Technology, & The Round Brilliant
We all know the magic word “carat”, it gives us an idea of how big our bling will be. But did you know the name originates from the seeds of the carob tree which was used as the gold standard for weighing precious stones centuries before our modern day scales came about? Thankfully we’re not in the Middle Ages anymore, they didn’t seem to get the shimmer factor.
Fast-forward to modern day. “Even today, with modern technology, diamond cutting is still a blend of art and science” tells Mobley, “Before modern technology even diamonds of 0.01 of 1 carats had to be cut into very simple cuts called ‘single cuts’ because they were too small to make all of the facets required for a brilliant cut diamond. Now diamonds 4 times smaller can be cut with the full 58 facets required for the brilliant cut.” What does that mean for you? Your diamonds might sparkle a lot more than your grandmother’s jewels—creating amazing looks that were never possible before. (Fantasy Diamonds llc 10036)
4. These Cuts Give the Most Bling for Your Buck
Mobley tells us, “people often wonder which cut of diamond looks the largest, but there is no simple answer to that question. It’s generally thought that the oval and marquise cut diamonds, because they are elongated, give the illusion that they are larger.” Two diamonds that both weigh one carat can actually have different diameters due to the stone’s depth.
Beware however, “if a diamond is too shallow, light will leak out of the bottom, causing it to look lifeless” warns Mobley. The most important factor? How the diamond looks to you personally! (Fantasy Diamonds llc 10036)
5. The Most Expensive Diamond
“Diamonds alone are one of the earth’s great natural rarities. Their journey to our hands is based on a series of incredibly rare occurrences, and natural colored diamonds such as pinks, reds, blues, and greens are exponentially rarer and thus more expensive” explains Mobley. “Because the carbon structure of a diamond is so tight, there are very few impurities that can cause color in diamonds.”
The Conclusion:
Yellow & Brown Diamonds: Caused by nitrogen impurities Blue Diamonds: Caused by boron impurities Pink & Red Diamonds: Caused by deformation in the lattice structure
Mobley tells us, “red diamonds are by far the rarest of all diamonds. The largest is only about 5 carats, compared to the largest cut white diamonds at over 500 carats! It is this incredible rarity that gives fancy color diamonds their very high value, with the added bonus of being amazingly beautiful.”
The most expensive jewel ever sold at auction came in at $71.2 million at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong just this year. The brilliant massive pink diamond weighed in at 59.60 carats. Now that’s impressive.
(Fantasy Diamonds llc 10036)
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