Diamonds 101: How They Form and How They're Found

Diamonds 101: How They Form and How They're Found

Diamonds have been coveted for thousands of years; in fact, there is evidence that diamonds have been collected and traded in India as early as the fourth century BC! Comprised of just one element—carbon—diamonds are considered to be the hardest substances on earth. Natural diamonds are ancient—some specimens have been proven to be have formed three billion years ago.

Two representatives from Lucara Diamond—William Lamb and CEO Eira Thomas—join The Balancing Act to share their diamond knowledge. Diamonds 101 includes information on how diamonds form, how they are mined, how they are cut and, most importantly, what makes a naturally occurring diamond so unique.

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50 Comments

  1. Radicalrals on December 17, 2021 at 11:13 pm

    Diamonds are NOT rare, compared to other stones like rubies and sapphire…

  2. BIJIH ALAM on December 17, 2021 at 11:15 pm

    Look at bijih alam, bang sp tau, add to your collection …

  3. Raju ChaCha on December 17, 2021 at 11:15 pm

    Koh-hi-Noor.

  4. AbeCHP on December 17, 2021 at 11:17 pm

    Diamonds were stolen from my country in Africa and you scumbags make money off it while my ppl starve

  5. gianni cacatore on December 17, 2021 at 11:17 pm

    Ahh the smooth talk of shit talkers while some call them smart sales people realty is there not so smart the buyer is very dumb .Truth diamonds are not really rare they are very abundant and tones are recovered every year many are used for industrial use these are the very poor quality ones,then u have next stage which are also not rare and are used for ur avarage jeweiry such as rings etc are very common how ever the clever marketing and monopoly main miners have make it look like they are very rare its a lie they recover so many that they only release enough to keep prices high,now yes certain group of diamonds are very rare and very expensive and actually present bout 2% of world recoveries these are ur fancy colors and ur type 2 a d stones now yes these are very rare and very rich are all ways willing to pay huge dollars for them as they are way to store real wealth .Basically diamonds most people buy as rings etc and pay highly for them are not rare but they fallen for the smart marketing .

  6. quinton cma on December 17, 2021 at 11:17 pm

    This lesedi la rona diamond is from Botswana

  7. TorpedoX on December 17, 2021 at 11:18 pm

    So what do you do, if you find Diamonds on your own property? (Besides keeping them) Serious Question.

  8. Brian zulu on December 17, 2021 at 11:21 pm

    we hv found similar stones in kzn kwahlathi it’s just that we not sure if it’s real diamonds we need help

  9. iNov4Chron0 on December 17, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    I really need to make a diamond sword rn

  10. Brent Lewis on December 17, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    Is kimberlite a rock or metal with diamonds in it

  11. Casper Noir on December 17, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    Diamonds aren’t rare

  12. Migel Kakuta on December 17, 2021 at 11:24 pm

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  13. pawan sehgal on December 17, 2021 at 11:24 pm

    Natural Rock crystal colors less certificate kya hota hey

  14. Medallia LUDO on December 17, 2021 at 11:25 pm

    I have rough diamond ma’am, how i find a good buyer

  15. Walter Robinson on December 17, 2021 at 11:25 pm

    Interesting

  16. Vikesh Shah on December 17, 2021 at 11:27 pm

    😇🧝‍♀️💋

  17. David Lungu on December 17, 2021 at 11:27 pm

    Diamonds are not rare at all.its the biggest lie. They say that to hedge its prices .They are artificially made rare by the big establishments who control the industry

  18. MrBoriqua2000 on December 17, 2021 at 11:28 pm

    Please tell us about blood diamonds

  19. Bappa Ghosh on December 17, 2021 at 11:29 pm

    This is so big diamond

  20. Mbongeni Mpala on December 17, 2021 at 11:30 pm

    Geological there are no diamonds rock host in KZN

  21. Nelson Ortiz on December 17, 2021 at 11:30 pm

    How can they add so much value to something they find

  22. vipeyboii on December 17, 2021 at 11:30 pm

    Diamonds are formed by 195cm tall freshman with a funky haircut, duh.

  23. Neshka M on December 17, 2021 at 11:31 pm

    Diamonds are incredibly rare – buhahahha . Bunch of liars just to keep the prices up.

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  25. djcrazy on December 17, 2021 at 11:33 pm

    ur right there not ur diamonds there God’s diamonds!!

  26. Trailers now on December 17, 2021 at 11:34 pm

    Guys can somebody tell me chipping in simple way.

  27. Bappa Ghosh on December 17, 2021 at 11:34 pm

    So many diamonds 💎

  28. Guillermo Lopez on December 17, 2021 at 11:36 pm

    They are not that rare don’t you f****** lie they’re so f****** common is that they’re used in everyday tools

  29. Luka Milas on December 17, 2021 at 11:37 pm

    “They form under tremendous pressure and depth.”

  30. Sudip Bhowmik on December 17, 2021 at 11:38 pm

    i have a bright dimond

  31. james solis on December 17, 2021 at 11:38 pm

    Rare applies to those that meet certain criteria above specific size. Not all diamonds are rare.

  32. Gina Wood on December 17, 2021 at 11:40 pm

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  33. Luka Milas on December 17, 2021 at 11:40 pm

    Over BILLLIONSSSS of years ago! BILLIOOONSS people

  34. PdudeZZ on December 17, 2021 at 11:40 pm

    just knew about lab grown diamond and you guys should check it out. 20% price for what you pay for the naturals. and they are still diamonds. lets together make the price down

  35. Kalpesh Rathod on December 17, 2021 at 11:41 pm

    Diamond
    Diamond is a form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. At room temperature and pressure, another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon, but diamond almost never converts to it. Diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any natural material, properties that are utilized in major industrial applications such as cutting and polishing tools. They are also the reason that diamond anvil cells can subject materials to pressures found deep in the Earth.

  36. Kalpesh Rathod on December 17, 2021 at 11:42 pm

    The History of Diamonds. The first diamonds to be unearthed by man were discovered in India in the 4th-century BC and were quickly dispersed along the ancient trade route, the …
    Other Sources of Diamonds. Diamonds are not only formed under the heat and pressure of the Earth’s gravity, but can form in the midst of a collision between Earth and …
    Synthetic Diamonds. After learning nature’s process for creating diamonds, the creation of artificial diamonds may have less sparkle, so to speak.
    Conclusion. We often take for granted how the products we use every day are made and most of these products will become obsolete in mere months.

  37. 0BEY on December 17, 2021 at 11:45 pm

    Do you reckon what Europe did to Africa?.. Let us take a country as an example. Do you really think . Became rich out of nowhere ?🙃 The whole world penetrated Africa’s resources took all em gold, diamond, took slaves back home thinking they were the biggest explorer ever. Look at EU now and look at Africa now. Look at Africa’s past history and look at EUs past history

  38. Bed Rock Roots on December 17, 2021 at 11:47 pm

    Who wants to buy a meteorite so rare that it probably is a huge diamond

  39. Imran Daud on December 17, 2021 at 11:48 pm

    I have all types Diamond stone rough diamonds

  40. Britarella on December 17, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    Wow!

  41. SunnyLady Love on December 17, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    White diamonds are more common melanin diamonds (colored) are rare and less common

  42. Godfather on December 17, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    the question is the company is privately owned, so i guess they paid government a large amount of money to legalized digging the earth. who benefited from this operation?

  43. Gopal Reddy on December 17, 2021 at 11:58 pm

    My near have one dimnod stone

  44. iriskenia Fernandez on December 17, 2021 at 11:59 pm

    once I found a diamond rock and I had it in my collection, then one day I took my collection on a field trip to a museum to show and tell, and I was told I had a diamond rock lol I didn’t know!

  45. Victor Sanchez on December 18, 2021 at 12:00 am

    Diamonds are not rare only thing rare of diamonds are the very large and different colored large ones but diamonds in general are very common actually they are the most common if you want rare gems get emerald or other type such as red diamond.

  46. NIP28 on December 18, 2021 at 12:00 am

    Im sold

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  48. ZNautic MCPE on December 18, 2021 at 12:06 am

    Don’t strip mine do branch mining

  49. serendibite hitam♈ℹR🅰L on December 18, 2021 at 12:10 am

    very nice

  50. Instagem on December 18, 2021 at 12:11 am

    Wonderful:)

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