Diamond

Diamond is the definitive gemstone having very few flaws as opposed to its strengths. No need to stress that they are without a doubt the hardest mineral that ever walked our planet because it is for certain that you already have heard about it a couple of times in your life.

It superb hardness makes it useful for either industrial uses to even the aesthetics of fine jewelry. Diamonds are known all over the world because of its superlative physical eminence, they make outstanding abrasives because the only things that can scratch them are their fellow diamonds itself. Their unparalleled hardness is never put into question because they never fail to demonstrate their worth.

The hardness of the diamond might be just overstated but what others don’t readily know is that Diamond is four times harder than the corundum (ruby and sapphire), the next hardest mineral. As a gemstone, it only has one single flaw, the perfect cleavage. However it is far outnumbered by its countless positive attributes. It has a high refraction to light, minimal or no reactivity to chemicals, rarity, and the obvious – hardness. Diamond is the modern birthstone of April.

Diamonds are known for their clarity and transparency however fancy colored ones are slowly taking over the market. These colored diamonds are much more valuable because of its rarity. Not to mention, they propose more lively personality because of the vibrant and its attractive colors which is as much fun as those colored gems. They come in a wide range of available hues like pinks, blues, oranges, greens, yellows, and other earth-toned colors.

The most illustrious among all the colored diamonds is the pink diamond. It is in natural blushing pink finish which is very expensive and very rare. It is so rare that ordinary jewelers never laid eyes on them and will never ever have. That’s why enhancement of typical diamonds is being developed to somehow replicate the rare pink diamond. Some may say that it is unintelligent to spend a huge sum of money on them because there are rubies and pink sapphire that are less expensive but are as equally as durable. But some aficionados defend that the other gemstones may be as pleasant but nothing compares to the sparkle that the pink diamond possesses.

One of the most sought after piece of diamond is the hope diamond. This 45.52 carat diamond is truly one-of-a-kind and I mean that literally. It is currently placed in Smithsonian Natural History Museum. It is one of the rarest colored diamonds there is! It is visible to our naked eye as brilliant blue in color because of the boron deposits that is traced from it. It is now safely kept in a museum for it was believed to bring curse to its possessor.

Diamond is an element of Carbon. Graphite on the other hand is another polymorph of Carbon as well but both are very different in terms of properties and structures. Diamond is widely known to be hard while Graphite is naturally soft as in the lead that is used in a pencil. Diamond is the definitive insulator of electricity while graphite is a conductor. Diamond is usually transparent while graphite is opaque. These are only some of the differences that both of them readily possess although they come from a similar root.

Owning diamond jewelry might be a lot of girl’s ultimate dream. Some say it is just overrated, but others say that it is one timeless piece. Whether you look at it as a mere article of luxury or is a long devotee of its eternal beauty, it is without a doubt the finest piece of gemstone I have ever seen.