Diamonds, what can you say about them, they're just beautiful everyone wants them. Diamonds is a lasting symbol of the powerful bond of love. Its strength, brilliance and value are as unique as the individuals who wear them. A diamond's worth is based on four levels which is the 4 C's cut, carat weight, color and clarity but we also have to think about the diamonds transparency and shape. In this paper, I will talk to about the structure and properties of a diamond, the forming of naturally and synthetically and the history.
Diamonds are the most unique forms of gems. "There are certain characteristic that distinguishes diamonds from other precious stones is that diamonds are one of the two best known forms of carbon, which is the hardness and high dispersion of light that makes it useful for industrial applications and jewelry and the well known allotrope is graphite. Diamonds are specifically renowned as a mineral with superlative physical qualities because of its excellent abrasives diamonds could only be scratched by other diamonds, which means they could be extremely polish well and it could retain its luster. 130 million carats are mined annually which is worth about $9 billion dollars" (Diamonds 1). Diamonds have been around since the beginning of the civilization. The name "diamond" originated from the Greeks. "Diamond has become popular since the 19th century because the cutting and polishing methods have improved but it's commonly known by the "four Cs": carat, clarity, color and cut. What really interesting is that about four times the mass of natural diamonds are produced as artificial diamonds annual. The majority of synthetic diamo ...