Story of Diamonds

Diamonds are minerals and the hardest naturally occurring transparent crystalline compounds identified. They are among the rarest materials on the planet. It's amazing to think that it's the only gemstone formed entirely of one element, carbon, in its purest form.

Each diamond is the result of a once-in-a-lifetime journey that transformed a natural element into the world's most valuable jewel.

Diamonds are formed hundreds of kilometers beneath the surface of the planet. Diamond crystals were formed when carbon particles were exposed to extreme heat and pressure. Diamonds are miraculously transported to the surface by a volcano.

Diamond-rough

When magma blew diamond-bearing rocks to the surface, they may have settled in a pile over a large surface area. Rain carried the debris away, or it was washed back into the crater, or it was spread by other weathering processes.