About Diamonds: Romanance Of The Stone
It’s believed the first diamonds were mined in India between 3,000 and 6,000 years ago, where significant deposits of alluvial could be found along the rivers Krishna, Penner and Godavari. The deposits were so rich that India became the main supplier of diamonds until into the eighteenth century when diamonds were discovered in Brazil.
In 1867, massive sources of diamonds were discovered in Hopetown, South Africa, and a company called De Beers Consolidated Mines was set up, the name De Beers is still synonomous with diamonds
These days the top three diamonds producers are Botswana, Russia and Canada.
Up until the 15th Century only royalty wore diamonds and they were associated with strength endurance and courage. Diamonds became associated with love and romance when Archduke Maximillian of Austria gave his betrothed Mary of Burgundy, a diamond set in a gold band. He is believed to have placed it on the third finger of her left hand, which is said to contain a vein which leads straight to the heart, thus was born the engagement ring.
Today diamonds are much sought after as a symbol of wealth, glamour and status. Recently a diamond sold at Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong for $7.98 million. The diamond was described as a rare and flawless blue diamond and set a record as the most expensive diamond ever sold.
The largest and rarest diamond is said to be the 273.15 carat ‘Centeneary Diamond‘, followed by the ’Millenium Star Diamond’ created by De Beers, weighing 203.04 carats.
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