Diamonds are minerals. They are one of two crystalline forms of the element carbon the hardest natural substance known, used as a gem and in industry.
The discoveries of 1870-71 in South Africa led to a great number of prospectors staking out claims and securing the diamonds by open-pit or quarry mining.The vast majority of diamonds from Africa come from three democracies: South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, all of which support the Kimberley Process to ensure diamond legitimacy. All of these economies rely on diamonds for their well-being, with diamonds accounting for 45 percent of gross domestic product in Botswana.
In South Africa, where RAND Diamond has its factories, diamond polishing is one of the few avenues available for attaining a middle-class lifestyle for people long denied opportunity under apartheid.
Furthermore, the South African RAND Diamond is the world’s first branded diamond with a certificate origin and predates the Canadian diamond in your article by well over a year.
Synthetic diamonds were successfully produced in 1955; a number of small crystals were manufactured when pure graphite mixed with a catalyst was subjected to pressure of about 1 million lb per sq in. and temperature of the order of 5,000 (3,000). Synthetic diamonds are now extensively used in industry.
Diamonds are said to be a woman’s best friend. Diamonds are forever!
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