Argyle Pink Diamonds

There is one colored diamond that stands alone - the Argyle Pink Diamonds!

Before racing off to buy a pink diamond engagement ring for her though, know the facts about diamonds, as it will save you time and money and also add to the meaning and importance of these luscious pink gemstones.

The Argyle Diamond mine in Australia, has been the world's leading volume producer of diamonds since 1986, when the operation in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia went into full swing.

In 1977, it produced over 40 million carats of australian diamonds, more than 30% of the world's total of diamonds. Among its vast production is a small quantity of unrivaled intensely colored pink diamonds, from sparkling light rose to full bodied purple-reds and numbering only in the thousands of carats, thus enhancing the rarity and value.

In the list of gemstones, Australian pink diamonds are believed to have been created through structural pressures exerted on carbon molecules during diamond formation up to three billion years ago, and pink diamonds have been found in India, Brazil and Africa.

The Australian pink diamond is recovered in a range of shades and are polished in a wide range of sizes and shapes. Prices are dictated by the intensity of color and significant pink diamonds are sold with certification from the leading diamond grading authorities.

The ultimate glory of these pink gemstones comes in the cutting and polishing and the Argyle pinks are processed in Perth, Western Australia. The work of cutting and polishing is so delicate and exacting that eventually the artisan is able to tell simply by rolling the stone in their fingers whether or not it is perfectly rounded.

The gemstone meaning, whether diamond pink or diamond white is innocence. The beauty and the attraction of the Argyle pink diamonds are immediately evident and overpowering. It is easy to understand how they become an addiction and an object of adoration.

Argyle diamond pinks are available only at the finest jewelers.

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