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The Value of Diamonds

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The hardest substance on earth, diamonds are universally admired for their clarity and sophistication. If you want to crack her heart open to you, you could do worse than diamond jewelry.

Diamond encrusted jewelry carries all kinds of symbolic statements. The symbols range from commitment to a person to the willingness to spend some money on them. After all, diamonds are not cheap.

A commitment to another person is…well, a commitment. A person is looking for a commitment of time and totality. Diamonds are symbols for both of these things because of their nature.

Carbon is the most prevalent element in our world. It is the basis of much of what we see. In vary rare cases, carbon can be dangerous when there is too much carbon dioxide in the air or magical when it is turned into a diamond.

Carbon is most often found in a powder form. In this form, it is a dark black color. When forces work upon it, however, it can become something magical.

Diamonds are made entirely of carbon, but only under the right circumstances. This occurs deep in the crust of the planet when carbon is exposed to massive heat and pressure. After millions of years, it forms a hard, clear material.

As often occurs, the Greeks were Johnny on the spot when it came to naming this clear substance. Given the difficulty in breaking or cutting it, the name came from the Greek word for unconquerable. Adamas is the specific word and fits nicely.

Obviously, diamonds are not just lying around on the ground. They are only found in areas with volcanic veins. After millions of years, the volcanic veins push the diamonds up from the crust of the earth.

Being an intelligent person, you have probably noticed a distinct age element to diamonds. Simply put, they are very old. No, not millions of years old. Billions!

Over 80 percent of diamonds mined are useless for jewelry purposes. They simply do not meet the exacting requirements. Instead, they are used in industrial situations such as saws and lasers.

Oddly, diamonds have not been used in jewelry for that long of a period given the time span of man. Despite all the kings and queens of the past, diamonds were only first used in royal jewelry in Austria in the 15th century. Obviously, they have become a bit more popular since then.

All and all, diamonds are a symbol when used as jewelry. They are precious, so the recipient values them. They are billions of years old and hard to damage, so they also are symbols of commitment and a long life. All these components give them great value.