Diamonds

Diamond is an allotrope of Carbon and also the most precious gemstone of all times. There are other fun facts that make diamonds more fascinating.

1. Diamond is known as the symbol for strength, courage and invincibility.
2. The heaviest diamond ever discovered was of weight 3106 carats.
3. On an average, a diamond loses 50% of its weight when it cut and polished.
4. It is the hardest natural substance.
5. Most of the diamonds found in nature are one to three billion years old.
6. Diamonds were first discovered in India and then Brazil.
7. The ashes of a loved one can be turned into man-made diamond and can be cherished for life.
8. At fifty light years from Earth, there is a diamond in the sky named Lucy.
9. Diamonds are not always colourless. Very rare diamonds are found in nature who having shaded of red, yellow, blue, pink, brown, orange, black and green.
10. 1.5 million nanoparticles of diamond can be found in a candles flame.