Diamonds are among the hardest substances on the planet, in fact, they use diamonds and diamond dust to cut diamond. Other gems are hard as well, but not nearly as hard as a diamond. Diamonds and other precious stones are measured at Moh’s scale. It runs on 10 (harshest) to 1 (silent). It is quite arbitrary and is not linear. The bandwidth of 9 to 10 is much larger than 8 to 9.Harder minerals naturally tend to more sustainable and will not be easy scratch. They are good opportunities for jewelry because of their capacity, changes in the arbitrary or elements of scratching or hitting. Talc, with a Mohs hardness of 1, is the softer minerals and can be scratched with a fingernail.
Quartz is the most common mineral stone (Citrine and Amethyst) and ranges from 7 and older. Rubies and sapphires are almost as hard as diamond, with a scale of 9 on the Moh’s scale.
People mistakenly think diamonds are long life and this is not true! Pliny the Elder in his Natural History, said that “these stones are tested on the anvil and the shock to resist such a measure, such as steel and the anvil Relax divide very divided.” If you tried, but rather than dismantle the diamond, rather than the anvil!
Many diamonds are cut to prevent accidental-niques, cuts and scratches. With the exception of the princess cut, which is a square-cut diamond with coins, in most corners are rounded square diamonds. A salient point of a square or rectangular diamonds may be inadvertently struck against a surface and a chip or scratch.
Your diamonds must be protected, a soft, lined with velvet case, if you do not wear. Do you have the attitude to review at regular intervals and stone by a professional. Your diamond is not only an investment in money, but an investment in yourself or your relationship is worth and the small amount of extra careful, it will preserve forever!
