Jeweler Harry Winston donated the famous Hope Diamond—the largest-known deep blue diamond in the world—to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958. It arrived in a plain brown package by registered mail, ...
Provided you have ever been amazed by the shine of a diamond, then there must have been a moment when you questioned how it entered your jewelry box instead of remaining under the Earth’s surface.
Diamonds are formed deep within the Earth’s upper mantle, and a phenomenon called kimberlites plays a crucial role in bringing them to the surface. Kimberlites are volcanic eruptions that bring ...
Why it's incredible: The now-closed mine is the source of 90% of pink diamonds on Earth. The Argyle mine held the biggest cache of pink diamonds ever discovered on Earth. Unlike blue and yellow ...
Scroll down to begin the experience. Botswana’s Jwaneng Mine sits on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, a vast expanse spanning much of southern Africa, its arid plains peppered with acacia trees and ...
Discover how technology is transforming the diamond industry, enhancing transparency, sustainability, and consumer ...
Britain’s Crown Jewels include a “super-deep” diamond that was formed close to the Earth’s core. The Cullinan Diamond is the largest diamond ever discovered and experts have used pioneering laser ...