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What are unformed diamonds?
Unformed diamonds deep underground are carbon atoms. Uncut and unpolished diamonds are rocks mined from the earth.
How are diamonds used as a natural resource?
Eighty percent of all diamonds mined are used as industrial diamonds, to improve the cutting and precision of industrial tools.
What is the total amount of diamonds ever mined?
I heard on NPR last year that the total amount of all the gold ever mined would fill two Olympic swimming pools. But I bet this answer will be much harder to find for diamonds. Diamonds are most likely not as rare as they are purported to be. They are used industrially on a much wider scale than industrial uses of gold.
Where are pink diamonds found?
Generally pink diamonds are found in Australia. Australia's Argyle mine, in far north Western Australia, produces around 90% of the world's supply of pink diamonds. These are the world's only "intense" pink diamonds. Pink diamonds, one of the most rare and expensive diamonds in the world, are also mined in India, Brazil and Africa, but these are lighter in colour.
Is man made diamond as strong as real diamond?
Yes. Man made diamonds are as strong as real diamonds that have been mined from the earth. These two types of diamonds are almost identical in every aspect.
What are brown diamonds?
Brown diamonds are the most common colour of diamonds mined, of gem-quality. Only about 20% of all diamonds mined are of gem quality.
Are diamonds mined?
Yes, diamonds are mined.
What is mined to get diamonds?
The earth is mined to get diamonds.
Can diamonds be found underground?
Yes, diamonds can be found underground. In fact, most diamonds are mined from the earth.
What is gold and diamonds mined in?
Gold and diamonds are both mined in the earth.
What cities are diamonds found?
You can purchase diamonds in most any city in the world. There is no 'city' where diamonds are mined, however.
Does America buy the most diamonds mined in the world?
Probably not, because 80% of all diamonds mined are industrial diamonds. Every civilized country purchases industrial diamonds. Consumers in the United States, however, purchase about 50% of all gem-quality diamonds mined, according to the World Diamond Council.
What is done with diamonds mined in Australia?
Diamonds mined in Australia follow the same type of distribution channel as diamonds mined in any country. Mined diamonds are graded, brokered, then bought and sold based on the diamond's quality.
Where do most industrial diamonds come from?
Industrial diamonds come from diamond mines, in fact about 75% of all diamonds mined are industrial diamonds.
Are Moissanite lab created diamonds better than mined diamonds?
Mined diamonds are superior to any man made diamonds.
What is the world's diamonds are mined in southern Africa?
Yes, diamonds are mined in South Africa.
How diamonds affect the earth?
Diamonds are mined, so whatever effect mining may have on the earth is made when diamonds are mined.
