I guess nothing much needs to be said about this. We all know what diamonds are. Let’s see if I can give you some facts.
Diamonds are just carbon, the same element as graphite. Diamonds are the hardest natural material
because the atoms are locked together.
It’s harder than any man made material.
They can be used industrially for cutting, such as diamond saw blades.
Cut and polished diamonds
Cut diamonds sparkle in the beautiful colors they reflect
when they catch the light. The diamond
market is strictly controlled, even making the uncut ones valuable.
Diamonds were traded and taxed in India before 300 BC. So they even had taxes way back then. Good grief!
I guess taxes have been around forever.
Diamonds were exported by sea or land along caravan routes.
Uncut and unpolished diamond
There are several famous diamonds in the British crown
jewels that were presented to Queen Victoria.
Diamonds are the stone of love, yet they are the hardest
mineral known and can scratch anything.
Is there a hidden story in that?
I wonder.
