Adamas, from ancient Greek and meaning unconquerable or indestructible, is the root of the word diamond. (Photo: © Bjørn Hovdal | Dreamstime.com)
Adamas, from ancient Greek and meaning unconquerable or indestructible, is the root of the word diamond. (Photo: © Bjørn Hovdal | Dreamstime.com)
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Adamas, from ancient Greek and meaning unconquerable or indestructible, is the root of the word diamond. (Photo: © Bjørn Hovdal | Dreamstime.com)
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A large rough diamond in kimberlite. (Photo: © Kacpura | Dreamstime.com)
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British Crown jewels were on wide display at this, the christening of the Prince of Wales in 1842. (Photo: George hayter/ wiki)
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The Darya-e Noor (Sea of Light) diamond, from the collection of the national jewels of Iran, is stored at Iran’s Central Bank. (Photo: George hayter/ wiki)
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The Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories is one of five diamond mines operating in Canada today. In 1946, Charles Edgar Fipke traced the minerals train 300 kilometres to the Ekati diamond pipe that would establish this mine. (Photo: Dominion Diamond)
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John Williamson, founder of Williamson Diamonds, Ltd., pioneered diamond mining and development in Canada. He died in 1958. (Photo: national archives United kingdom)
