Diamond
Diamonds are very precious metals, which are made up of the same materials as coal and lead. Carbon is formed by the exposure of carbon to very high temperatures in the depths of the earth as well as by high pressure. Carbon atoms Chemical reactions. These reactions occur in the ground at depths of more than one hundred and eighty kilometers, and at extremely high temperatures ranging from 1100 to 1400 degrees Celsius. This carbon may also be mixed with other substances such as nitrogen and sulfur, giving another color to the diamond material , and is considered a diamond Irrigation of the rarest types of diamonds.
Characteristics of diamonds
Diamonds are the hardest metals discovered since ancient times. It is called the Greek language (hardness). It is also the first currency in the world, especially in India, and ancient people believe that diamonds are supernatural stones that have the ability to glow especially at night, as well as the magical abilities, the treatment of spirits and superstition, and deals with mental illnesses, diabolical attacks, nightmares, as they believe, and the diamond properties of excellence and give it its aesthetic value, including: clarity and color, purity, cutting method, carat.
Diamond producing countries
Antwerp was the world’s capital for diamonds, but now 90% of diamonds are manufactured in India, in addition to South Africa, Russia, Canada, Australia is one of the most important diamond countries and the most important countries producing diamonds, but regions South Africa is the richest producer of diamonds.
How to extract diamonds
Diamonds are one of the most expensive metals, and they are rare metals. It is said that all the diamonds that exist in the whole world do not fill a small bus. Diamonds are stored beneath the earth and then transported naturally by volcanoes and rivers. Their shape, size, and texture change. In terms of diamond extraction, the way oil and natural gas is extracted is through drilling in diamond mines. Currently, the United States is the first country in the world to produce and sell diamonds, followed by Europe and Japan in Asia.
The most important types of diamonds
The most important types of diamonds found are:
- The diamond is called “Cullinan”, which is characterized by its largest size, but the largest size ever, and was found at the “Premiere” in South Africa in 1905 AD.
- The diamond is called “Excelsior” which was found in the Yagresfontein mine in 1893 AD.
- Uncher’s diamond.
- The “Jubilee” diamond.
- Yellow Tiffany Diamond.
- The Victoria Diamond.
- The Florentine diamond.