Diamonds represent status, strength, everlasting love, and beauty. Diamonds also represent purity, as they are made from a sole element - carbon. For these reasons, diamonds are set in engagement rings, anniversary rings, and virtually every other type of jewelry around the world.
Diamond represent hardness, strength, beauty.
The Jack of Diamonds represents Hector, the mythological hero of the Iliad.
You may be thinking of gemstones and industrial diamonds. Gemstones represent about 20% of all diamonds mined, and the remainder is industrial diamonds.
Diamond-tipped tools may be used in metal-cutting operations. Industrial diamonds represent about 80% of all diamonds mined, and are used similarly in industry.
Diamonds are considered a kind of a birthstone. There are 12 stones and gems that represent each month of the year. The diamond is the birthstone for the month of April.
Breaking it down by element then correlating the elemental meaning to the corresponding season: Spring = Earth = Diamonds Summer = Fire = Clubs Fall = Water = Hearts Winter = Air = Spades
past present and future
Priceless diamonds can be a term used to describe diamonds in the possession of rulers. This is because generally, no money has changed hands for these magnificent specimens. Diamonds found in royal regalia have been gifts or spoils of war or conquest. Generally, the gems are very large, and represent especially clear, or special examples of colour of diamonds.
Industrial diamonds are typically formed under very high pressure and temperature conditions in the Earth's mantle. They are formed when carbon atoms are subjected to these extreme conditions and transform into diamond crystals. These diamonds are then brought to the surface through volcanic eruptions.
Gem-quality diamonds represent only about 20% of all diamonds mined. Because diamonds are valued according to their clarity, colour, carat weight and cut, the higher-quality gem stones command millions of dollars.
You can read more, below, about the different types of diamonds. (Africa is only specifically mentioned as a source of Type 1a diamonds, which represent about 98% of all gem-stone diamonds. Specifically, the Cape Provence of Africa, which is not near Ghana.)
ER diagrams often use symbols to represent three different types of information. Boxes are commonly used to represent entities. Diamonds are normally used to represent relationships and ovals are used to represent attributes.
Generally, diamonds -- the bling thing -- are worn to display wealth in western societies. As well, high-quality diamonds, determined by cut, clarity, colour and carat weight, can represent significant investments which are small enough to hide, transport and redeem for cash.