Made of a crystalline form of carbon, the diamond is the most well known, and arguably the most admired of the precious gemstones.
The word diamond comes from the ancient Greek word adamas, meaning 'impossible to tame'. The English word 'adamant', which means unbreakable or unyielding, comes from the same root.
Diamond gem stone is the hardest naturally occurring substance, making it the most durable of all precious gem stones. The diamond's complex crystalline structure lends itself to multifaceted shapes, also refracts and disperses ambient light, giving it a brilliance that is virtually unmatched among the precious and semi precious gems.
The word diamond comes from the ancient Greek word adamas, meaning 'impossible to tame'. The English word 'adamant', which means unbreakable or unyielding, comes from the same root.
Diamond gem stone is the hardest naturally occurring substance, making it the most durable of all precious gem stones. The diamond's complex crystalline structure lends itself to multifaceted shapes, also refracts and disperses ambient light, giving it a brilliance that is virtually unmatched among the precious and semi precious gems.
