Diamond is earth's hardest natural mineral. Because it does not get destroyed very easily, it is useful as a gem; a precious stone. However more than its hardness, radiant beauty is sight to behold from anywhere you choose to behold it. Even the tiniest diamonds still glow with radiant beauty anytime.

Diamond forms from the element called carbon, the most abundant in the element in the earth. It is also used in making some of the best and most expensive jewelry you ever saw. It costs a lot, but most people don't mind the cost if only they can have the thing on their bodies for just a few glorious moments. I won't say I blame them because of the beauty of diamonds jewelry on people, especially beautiful ladies.

There are all kinds of diamonds. You've got white, black, red, pink and blue. Black diamonds are called carbonados. Most people don't believe they come from earth, although how they got here then beats me.

Diamonds take numberless years to form at the very debts of the earth. They are organic matter that have decomposed and reformed to form perfect pieces. This perfection, in jewel form, is what we all pay great monies to own because it is so beautiful.

No one blames anyone for wanting to own a diamond jewel; we all do. Save for those who have never even come close to the gem, everyone wants to own a few diamonds, or at least one. It is why the world is the way it is; ugliness looking for beauty within itself.

Diamonds dwell in the earth, where they have taken forever to be formed, along with a lot of conditions that man can never reproduce. That is why the sparkling radiance of them is an enticement that is great enough to hold on to you so much that you desire to own the jewel.

If you ever had a diamond and lost it, you would probably drive yourself crazy till you found it. It is not some much the amount of money you spent purchasing the stone, it is the joy of owning something so beautiful and them being deprived of it. Imagine what it is like when people get robbed of such stones. They'd be beside themselves with anxiety.

Scientists study the diamond and have determined that some pieces are as old as 3 billion years! Wow! The power you feel when you hold such a gem in your hands; the elevation when you wear it on your person. Worth any amount you are asked to pay for it.

The diamonds that are created traditionally in the bowels of the earth are ancient. Those that are made in shallower regions and brought to the surface by tectonic movement are generally younger. They many times comprise relics of larger diamonds which are actually nothing more than graphite. Their purity do not serve them very well as jewels.