How Rare Are Diamonds?

There are so many diamonds available in jewelry stores it is hard to think that they are actually a rare item. Many people don’t even wonder how that diamond that is in the jewelers case made its way into the store. There is a great deal of work involved in bringing a diamond to the condition that would be sold in a store.

When diamonds are mined, there is only one quality one carat diamond found in one million that are mined. At that rate it would take five million diamonds to find one two carat diamond. Two hundred tons of ore will need to be mined to find just one diamond. It is even possible that those that are found are only industrial quality. These are the diamonds that are used on drill bits.

When you walk into your local jewelry store take a good look at all the one carat diamonds. These stones are worth so much because of the work it took to bring them to the jeweler’s case. They are a one in a million item.