All about diamonds

Best Friends girls made it out of them. However, these gemstones were loved by Julius Caesar, Ludwig IV, and even Napoleon. That's because the diamond - the stone winners. It is believed that it attracts good luck, protects from malicious slander, and has a powerful energy force. Stone is particularly suited to people who are born under the sign of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Leo. Physics of Diamond is the hardest mineral, composed of carbon. He has the highest coefficient of elasticity and the smallest - compression. Despite the hardness of the stone melts at 3,7-4 thousand ° C. In air may burn at a temperature of 850-1000 ° C. Diamond, graphite is 30 minutes when heated to 2 thousand ° C. With its hardness, the stone susceptible to increasing pressure. It can not break a rock, but can be destroyed with a gradual force compression. The story of one empire for the first time diamonds have appeared in Europe about 5-6 century BC. They became popular among the elite. Stones became the subject of greed various criminals: the pirates to professional burglars today. The largest diamond in the world is the Cullinan, weighing 3,106 carats (621 g). His fate is unenviable: English King Edward VI split the stone to 105 pieces, the largest of which (103.3 g) was named Star of Africa. With the other major diamond Kohinoor (to cut weighed 800 carats and after - 109 cards) is connected a very interesting story. He was found in 1956 BC in India. Almost three hundred years they owned the leaders of the Mughals. Diamond guarding state power. Its owner was the ruler of Jahan, who overthrew his own son-Aurang Zeb. According to legend, the son did not kill his father fearing revenge Kohinoor. His parents he was imprisoned in an underground treasure. In conclusion, Jahan spent seven years. It's up to the last moments of his life issued from the hands of a huge diamond. However, he did not save an empire from the carnage - two centuries later it was destroyed. Freedom of polkarata Currently diamonds mined on all continents except Antarctica. Leaders in the production are Botswana, Russia, Canada, South Africa, Angola and Namibia. The first domestic diamond was found July 4, 1829 near the city of Perm. On a gold mine stone weighing 0.5 carats discovered 14-year-old Pavel Popov. After giving his supervisor, the youth was arbitrary. This place started to actively develop, and for 28 years found 131 stone weighing 60 carats. At present, Russian diamonds are mined in Yakutia. How to distinguish a fake? Expertise to produce quality stone can only be an expert. However, there are some simple features of this diamond. Its walls reflect most of the incident light. If you rotate the stone to the side, then the face "light up" white light, like fluorescent lamps. To him it is easy to stick to fat, so when you tap with your fingers is a thin film of fat. If the stone is dipped in water, it becomes almost invisible. In addition, after keeping the stone in warm hands for a long time, it will remain cold. When exposed to ultraviolet-colored diamond reflects the color blue. You can try to rub it on sandpaper - a real diamond can easily withstand such a test. Features investing Rich people have a tendency to invest in precious stones. This protects the accumulation of crises and inflation, in case of problems, the diamond is easy to cash anywhere in the world. The only thing that will have to spend much, so it is to protect its treasures. Diamond prices have been steadily growing the last few decades. Because of its rarity, this species occupies only about 1% of worldwide turnover of precious stones. A small copy of an excellent quality, which weighs only 2-3 g may be worth as 100 kg of gold. For this reason, we can consider diamonds as a matter of long-term investment. Should take into account the specifics: the smaller the stone, the less it costs. This is because in the nature of rare large samples. Crumbs and small pieces do not represent special values ??for the investments. The larger the diamond, the more and more often raises its price. However, there are a number of difficulties of their treatment on the market. Specially treated diamond is called a diamond, but this kind of diamond is subject to compulsory certification. If the stone is not the instrument, its sale may be declared illegal. The cost of diamonds depends on many factors: weight, shape, color, clarity and cut. Stone can be of different sizes and can cost from several hundred to several tens of millions of dollars. One of a record deal was made in 2009, when Heritage Kulliana diamond weighing 507 carats, was sold at auction for $ 35.3 million, have never had anything in history. You can also buy diamonds to create jewelry. Artfully crafted stone placed in the original gold decoration - can bring the customer up to 70% profit. But where exactly is not necessary to carry stones, it was in pawn shops. There you will automatically lose half their price. The buyers specifically understate the price to quickly find paying customers on the rocks, so even at this decent money. Brand new diamonds can be purchased directly from the miners. Russia's largest company Alrosa is (produces 97% of Russian diamonds and is the second company in the world after De Beers). Periodically, it holds public auctions to sell the stones. At recent auctions exhibited 783 stone to 12,800 carats. The largest stone weighing 66.6 carats. If you inherited went diamond, you should show it to an appraiser. The expert will examine the stone tells its advantages, disadvantages and will call the approximate market price. Then have the owner there are several options for behavior. First - you can leave it in his memory, and for further savings. Second - to sell at auction (if the stone is very valuable), the jewelry factory or a private individual. Do not forget that your diamond could also serve as an excellent collateral in obtaining the money in any bank. Diamonds are certainly a toy that has sacred meaning to the very wealthy. Some people buy them just for their own pleasure, others to emphasize the prestige, and others - are investing for the transmission of values ??to future generations. However, to become the owner of the smallest pebble in the precious rings at an average savings can be almost everyone. Of particular joy to deliver the jewels of the fairer sex. And as for the sake of their men can move mountains ...