Argyle Pink Diamonds
It's not only Australia's
Pearls
that give the gemstone world something to nacre about, Argyle Pink Diamonds are one of Australia's best friends!
It's hard "yakka" trying to find an honest pink diamond color chart these days! To see the true pink shades of these luscious fancy colored diamonds, click on the link in the "Pink Diamond Color Chart" in the Jewelry Resources. For Diamonds - "White" - Discover Rare Facts About White Diamonds. Your knowledge of these rare and precious gemstones, will only add to the meaning and importance of pink colored diamonds that call the land down-under home! 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, Australia's Pink Diamonds are believed to have been created through structural pressures exerted on carbon molecules, during diamond formation up to three billion years ago! It has to be said, that Pink diamonds have also been found in India, Brazil and Africa. However, the Australian pink diamond is recovered in a wide range of shades and polished in a wide range of sizes and shapes. The price of pink diamonds are dictated by the intensity of color. Significant pink diamonds are sold with certification from the leading diamond grading authorities. The Australian Argyle pinks are processed in Perth, Western Australia. The work involved in the cutting and polishing, is so delicate and exacting that eventually the artisan is able to tell simply by rolling the stone in his/her fingers whether or not the gem is perfectly rounded. According to Gemstone Meanings & Folklore, it makes no difference if the stone is a diamond "pink" or diamond "white", a diamond equates to - "Innocence" and "Honesty". The beauty and the attraction of the Argyle pink diamonds are immediately evident and their spell is completely overpowering. It is easy to see why these types of colored diamonds, that call Australia home, have become an object of adoration and love! Argyle pink diamonds are available only from fine jewellers.
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