Diamonds are forever is a phrase often used in conjunction with diamonds. Being the hardest natural material ever known to man, diamonds do last forever. But that phrase tells a lot more about diamonds than just that. Though just another allotropic form of carbon, according to mineralogy, diamonds have had a special place all through history. Apart from the precious stone that we know diamonds as, they are also used as abrasives in the industry for cutting or polishing extremely hard materials. The use of diamonds as symbols of religious significance in ancient India is also well documented. On the one side, wars have been waged and several lives taken for this precious stone while on the other, diamonds have known to be a symbol of love. Whatever the role accorded to them, man's obsession with diamonds has and will remain forever.
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