Are Diamonds Really Rare?

When you walk into a jewelry store and see all the finest diamonds
in all of the various settings that are for sale, it is difficult to
realize that finest diamonds are indeed rare. Most people don’t
even stop to consider how that finest diamond came to be sitting
in that jeweler’s case! There is quite a bit of work that is
done before a fine diamond is ready to sell to the general public!

For every one million finest diamonds that are mined, only one
will be found that is a quality one caret diamond. In order
to find a two caret diamond, about five million fine diamonds
must be mined. More than two hundred tons of ore must
be mined to find one small fine diamond, and even then, more
than 80% of the diamonds that are mined are only good for
industrial use, such as fine diamond drill bits.

So, the next time you visit your local jewelry store, ask to
see the one carat finest diamonds. You should look at this
diamond with new appreciation – knowing that it truly
is one in a million!