Diamоnd

Diamond – is the most popular, the most precious stone in the world. Diamond – is a symbol of power, wealth, beauty and wisdom. Diamonds are in different colors and shades. Colorless diamonds are rare. Colored diamonds – at least rare, usually referred to as fancy. Their color may be yellow, pink, orange, purple, green, blue, red, blue and black, etc. There are about 1000 types of gem diamonds. The price for colored diamonds is high. Diamond is a crystalline carbon. It often contains impurities, such as: nitrogen, oxygen, aluminum, boron, silicon, manganese, copper, iron, nickel, titanium, zinc, etc. But the amount of impurities is typically less than 5%. Astrologers recommend diamonds were born under the sign of Leo, Libra, Cancer and Aries.
From history of stone. Unusual properties of diamond have created a lot of legends. The ability to bring good luck – only one of numerous properties attributed to the diamond. Diamond has always been a stumbling winners, he was mascot of Julius Caesar, Louis IV and Napoleon. His popularity as a gemstone diamond has received recently, about 500 years ago, when people learned how to handle it. Diamond, subjected jewelry processing – cutting, grinding, called the brilliant. Brilliant – the king of precious stones.
Today the classic brilliant cut has 57 facets, and provides a well-known “game” of the diamond. Beautiful play of colors and shine of the diamond, but the most remarkable properties – hardness and chemical resistance. Among all the minerals, diamond has the highest hardness. The word “diamond” in translation from the ancient Indian language means “one who is not broken”.
“Diamond – is the light of the sun, born in the land and cooled by time, he plays all the colors of the rainbow, but he remains transparent, like a drop.” Thus spoke about diamond famous Russian writer A. Kuprin.
Diamond is used in industry as an abrasive material, and of course, in the jewelry business. Without polish diamond does not look very attractive. Only after polishing and cutting a diamond in the brilliant, people can see the beauty of this beautiful stone.

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