1. People found a moon-sized diamond in space and named it Lucy, just to correspond to the Beatles' song Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Imagine that * * * is10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 carats and weighs 50,000,000,000,000.
2. The first diamond was found in the riverbed of Golconda, India 4000 years ago.
Scientists in Mexico say they can turn tequila into diamonds, but they can't even get a small diamond on the ring.
4. Diamonds are not rare, and the main reason for their high price is that the industry controls the production of diamonds. There are also abundant diamonds outside our planet, and every collapsing star may produce a lot of diamonds.
Real diamonds will not be shown on the negative under X-ray irradiation. So some fake diamonds can be distinguished by this method.
Recently, scientists have been able to make synthetic diamonds from the ashes of dead pets. They call it "the gem of life", which is a high-quality commemorative gem from your precious pet.
7. Real diamonds can also be made of peanut butter. However, making this diamond requires extremely complicated scientific equipment and can withstand high temperature and high pressure, so there is no need to rush to the supermarket to buy all the peanut butter now.
8. There will be real diamond rain on Jupiter and Saturn. If you plan a space trip, you should be able to imagine how painful it is to bear a diamond rain.
9. Both diamonds and coal are made of the same element-carbon, but their spatial structures are different.
10, there are a lot of diamonds on the earth, which is enough to help everyone, but the industry is strictly controlled, and this scene is difficult to achieve.
1 1. Most diamonds found in nature are 10 to 3 billion years old. They were formed in the depths of the earth with a temperature of 900 to 1300 degrees Celsius billions of years ago.
12. Diamond is the hardest natural substance, and only another diamond can scratch a diamond.
13. Ancient Indians used diamonds as the eyes of statues, believing that diamonds could protect the wearer from danger.
14, 80% of the diamonds in the world are not suitable for jewelry, but some diamonds can still be used in industry, while others may be discarded directly.
15. Scientists have been able to make "diamonds" with the same structure as natural diamonds, but without special equipment and a lot of tests, even experts can hardly distinguish these diamonds.
16. In ancient times, wearing diamonds was considered to increase strength, invincibility and courage. A small diamond is a perfect gift for both men and women.
17. The three largest diamond mines in the world are Botswana (24 million carats), Russia (/kloc-0.78 million carats) and Canada (/kloc-0.09 million carats). The main buyer of high-quality diamonds is the United States, accounting for about 40% of the total.
18. Diamonds are usually light yellow to colorless, but they may also be brown, blue, green, orange, red, pink and black. What color do you like best?
19, the word diamond comes from the Greek word "adamas", which means invincible or indestructible. If you need more courage, decorate yourself with a beautiful diamond.
20. To produce diamonds of 1 carat, it is necessary to mine 250 tons of raw ore. The diamond itself must undergo a lot of reprocessing before it can become a part of a beautiful necklace or ring.
(compile: sleep on the moon, sleep in the sea; via bestpictureblog)