Diamonds were first mined in India more than 2800 years ago.
Each stone loses, on average, more than half its original weight during cutting and polishing.
The word 'carat' comes from the carob tree whose seed was used as the standard of weighing precious stones.
Less than 5% of all the diamonds made into jewellery are larger than one carat.
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http://www.adiamondisforever.com/buy/diamondfacts.html
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