Diamonds

Diamond comes from the ancient Greek’s term unbreakable which is “a pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon, naturally crystallized in the isometric system.” The first few diamonds where said to be found in India almost 6,000 years ago. Nowadays you can find diamond mining almost all over the world from North America to Asia and even Australia. You could even find Diamond mining in the ocean. There are several ways to mine for diamonds a few are Artisanal Mining, Hard Rock Mining, Marine Mining, Open Pit Mining, and Placer Mining. The most over seen and over used technique of mining is the Artisanal Mining. Artisanal Mining is basically a small scale mining which involves nothing more then digging through dirt, mud or gravel riverbanks with anything that you have to catch these gemstones with. For example shovels, hands, and/or sleeves whatever catches is used as a tool. This is the non-mechanized mining that is usually used in poorer countries throughout the world. Usually Blood diamonds are brought and sold around the world through this mining method.
In today’s society when people say precious gems and metal the main thing that comes to mind are gold, silver, and diamonds. “Diamonds are formed from carbon crystallized by extreme pressures deep within the Earth's mantle. Interestingly, they are also sometimes found at the site of a meteor impact. The conditions that forge diamonds over long periods of time underground also occur in the instant of impact between Earth and meteor. With technology advancement, scientists have also been able to create diamonds synthetically.” That does not make them all rare. In fact diamonds are not rare at all the De Beers Cartel would prefer you did not know this information about diamonds. As a matter of fact the annual world production of gem-quality diamonds exceeds sixty million carats. So the next time you think about shelling out a few thousand dollars for an engagement ring think again about what you’re really...