When you walk into a jewelry store and see all the diamonds in all of the various settings that are for sale, it is easy to forget that
diamonds are indeed rare. Most people don’t even stop to consider how that diamond came to be sitting in that jeweler’s window.
There is actually a lot of work carried out before a diamond is ready to sell to the general public!
For every one million diamonds that are mined, only one will be found that is of a quality one carat diamond. In order to find a two
carat diamond, about five million diamonds must be mined. More than two hundred tons of ore is mined in order just to find one small
diamond, and even then, more than 80% of the diamonds that are mined are only good for industrial use, such as diamond drill bits.
So, the next time you visit your local jewelry store, ask to see the one carat diamonds.
You should look at this diamond with new appreciation – knowing that it truly is one in a million!
A fabulous film all about diamonds being mined and the political stories behind the sparkle is Blood Diamond starring Leonardo Di Caprio. After watching this you will never think of Diamonds in the same way again.