Diamond Facts

Diamond is a mineral composed of a single element: carbon.

Diamond is the most durable gemstone, and even considered the hardest natural substance on earth.

A diamond’s color ranges from colorless to yellow, brown, gray, orange, green, blue, white, black, purple, pink and (extremely rarely) red.

Diamonds were formed millions of years ago, approximately 100 miles below the earth’s surface.

Diamond crystals were brought to the earth’s surface through volcanic activity.

Diamonds are virtually fireproof. To burn a diamond, it must be heated to 1292°F.

Only one polished diamond out of a thousand weighs more than a carat.

The largest rough diamond, discovered in 1905, is the Cullinan diamond, weighing in at 3,106 carats (2.8 lbs).