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For many people, purchasing a diamond can be a bewildering experience. To the untrained eyes of many, it can be nearly impossible to distinguish the difference between a “good” or “bad” diamond. By not knowing what you are looking for, you run the risk of overpaying or being scammed into purchasing a fake diamond, or one which doesn’t contain the characteristics that make the diamond worth its purchase price. For those who are unsure what to look for when planning on purchasing a diamond, fear not, there is are a group of well-known identifiable characteristics that will assist you in the process of your search for the perfect diamond.

They haven’t become a girl’s best friend for nothing. The diamond has become the greatest symbol of long and everlasting love the world has ever seen. With the shine and brilliance that diamonds can exude, something as beautiful and timeless as a flawless diamond can express words that you never could have come up with. So how does a person know they are getting the “right” diamond for a price that accurately represents the total value of the diamond you are looking to purchase. To fully understand what you are getting into, you must understand how the value of diamonds are calculated in the first place. The manner in which a diamond is cut will ultimately heavily influence the overall value of the diamond as well as drastically affect the beauty, brightness and brilliance of the diamond as well.

You’re all prepared to purchase a diamond for whatever purposes, when you realize, you simply don’t know anything about diamonds in general? Is a color diamond better than a clear diamond? What’s better, larger diamond of lower quality or vice-versa? How does the cut affect the stone? What is more popular, a solitaire diamond, or perhaps a cluster of stones? If you know the answers to these questions, then you are likely prepared to go purchase a new diamond today. For the rest of us however, buying a diamond is obviously important yet maddeningly confusing. Here are some common questions that untrained diamond consumers will likely have when searching the market for the perfect diamond.

• Where do diamonds originate from?

While most people only think of the final product they see in engagement rings or other diamond jewelry, they rarely give a second thought as to how that diamond came to be in that form with that specific shape and brilliance. Diamonds themselves, are composed of pure carbon atoms that exist deep within the ground, while being exposed to extremely high temperatures and pressure over a period of billions of years. As time goes on, the pressure exerted on the diamonds continues to build, eventually forcing the diamonds up towards the surface of the earth’s crust in a volcanic-like explosion. The diamonds themselves then begin to settle where they are ultimately found by the people searching for them. At times, the diamonds can and will be washed away from natural occurrences like erosion and/or rain eventually settling in a wide variety of locations. These diamonds then become known as primary deposits. Researchers are now discovering that some of the very first diamond deposits, rose to the earth’s surface approximately 2.5 billion years ago! Most believe, that even the most recent diamond discoveries are no less than fifty million years old!