Romantic in history and symbolic of love, diamond is of course the most famous, popular, and hardest of all gemstones. Diamonds were reputed by the Greeks to endow the wearer with purity, love, and joy.
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| Known Facts |
| Color Key: |
White, yellow, brown, black. Rarely, blue, red, or pink. |
| Refractive Index: |
2.417 |
| Chemical Composition: |
C |
| Hardness: |
10 |
| Density: |
3.52 |
| Crystal Group: |
Cubic |
| Ocurrence: |
Africa, Russia, Canada, Australia, India |
| Sign of the Zodiac: |
Aries |
| Month of the year: |
April |
| Anniversary: |
30th and 60th |
| Planet: |
Mars |
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The diamond is considered the greatest of stones, revered throughout the ages for its great beauty, and strength, and also for its powerful positive spiritual and physical influences. The diamond is said to enhance the wearer with charm and beauty. Physically it strengthens the kidneys and reproductive organs and gives protection in severe disease. The ancient Romans believed that the diamond, when worn on the left arm, next to the skin, would give the wearer bravery and daring. During the Middle Ages Queen Elizabeth I was given a diamond to ward off the plague. The diamond is particularly lucky for Aries people when worn on the left side of the body. |
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