Rough Diamonds Lexicon
Sharp – A diamond place in a rod and used for cutting or cleaving. Scaife – A horizontal wheel on which diamonds are polished. Usually made of a 20…
Polished Diamonds Lexicon
Diamond Fire – Light game in the stone caused by refraction of white light to the colors it contains. Brilliance & Luster – White light that returns to the…
Finding gold in nature
Mankind discovered gold in very ancient times, and it looks like from the beginning of history it was considered of value and importance. The bible is the first place in…
Fancy Diamonds
Not all diamonds are white, some diamonds are colored in pink, red, green and other colors, some of them are rare, and some are very rare. Fancy diamonds is the…
Platinum
In contrary to gold, that was discovered in early eras and was considered precious, the platinum was discovered later and was considered as worthless. Very ancient gold compounds, like those…
Palladium
The Palladium, even though it was identified in the year 1803, got its name only a year later. The Palladium was identified by William Hyde Wollaston, who named it after…
How gold created in nature
Since ancient times, gold was considered valuable and was used for trade: Gold coins were common and acceptable and were used like we use banknotes. Gold has been and remains…
Chameleon Diamonds
From the dawn of history, humanity knew the beauty and the rarity of the diamond, and gave special value to it. People were charmed from the natural beauty, a fruit…
Treated Diamonds
Sometimes we hear the term 'treated diamonds'; many of us don’t understand the term 'treated diamonds' and sometimes we even think that it means synthetic diamonds, which is extremely false.…
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Color and clarity of the diamond
The diamonds get to us from the earth's mantle, where the high temperature and pressure turn the carbon into diamonds. It happens naturally as deep as 150 kilometers under the…
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