It was found above ground in Brazil in and is believed to have been of meteoric origin. It was a black diamond, one of the hardest, and cut up into smaller diamonds to be used in drills. The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality, rough diamond ever found, weighing 3, carats. The diamond was located in South Africa and finally cut into multiple stones in The monarchy also owns multiple other stones.
The Tiffany Yellow Diamond is one of the largest yellow diamonds ever discovered at carats. It was discovered in South Africa in and purchased by Charles Tiffany. Charles Tiffany had the stone cut and polished, and it can still be viewed in the Tiffany Flagship store if it is not on load to a museum or celebrity.
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As a result, some stores now stock them for sale. The easiest test is the scratch test. If a supposed rough diamond can be scratched by anything other than another diamond, then it is fake.
The other mineral most often thought to be diamond is quartz. The only mineral you can really use to test the hardness of a diamond is a piece of corundum. Corundum is the mineral which makes up ruby and sapphire, and only diamond is harder. However, you can buy corundum crystals for testing, quite inexpensively. To learn all the techniques on how to authenticate diamonds, click here.
The cut diamonds we see in engagement rings and other jewelry are a finished product. Experts who know how to get the most yield out of a rough diamond, take a lot of time and care over the planning and cutting. Because only diamond can cut diamond, two stones are used to cut each other simultaneously.
Computers and lasers have improved the cutting process to a point where it is incredibly accurate. Because it can take up to 8 hours to cut a 1ct diamond, the price of polished stones is high. Rough diamonds are actually a lot less expensive. Well it is certainly possible by shopping around. If you do it with the intention of then sending the rough diamond for cutting and polishing, you may end up disappointed.
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