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The Evolution Of Diamond

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    3 Billion Years Ago

    Carbon Begins to evolve into todays diamonds

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    400 BC

    Earliest Signs of diamond trading in india

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    1400

    Diamond Becomes Fashionable Amongst Europe's elite

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    1477

    First Diamond engagement ring (Archduke Maximilian of Austria + Mary of Burgundy)

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    1797

    It is discovered that diamonds are pure Carbon. First unsuccesful attempts at creating diamonds

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    1866

    First major diamond discovery in South Africa

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    1879

    Earliest success at growing lab diamonds.(James Ballantyne Hannay, Scotland)

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    1888

    Cecil Rhodes establishes the company De Beers

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    1905

    3106,75 carat cullinan diamond found in south africa ( Biggest Natural Diamond Ever Found)

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    1931

    The Gemological institute of america (GIA) is founded

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    1941

    General Electric's diamond synthesis project started (USA)

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    1947

    De Beers coins the famous Slogan "A diamond is Forever

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    1951

    EVO16

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    1954

    EVO17

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    2003

    Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) process diamond begin to appear

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    2003

    Kimberly Process established to regulate the flow of legal diamonds with many flaws in system

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    2009

    It is estimated that 15 million carats of conflict diamonds are laundered every year via Dubai and Hong Kong

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    2012

    586 million crates of lab diamond are imported to US

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    2018

    FTC has dropped the word 'natural' from the definition of diamond and has ruled that diamond is a diamond,no matter if it's grown or mined.Lab Grown diamonds are widely accepted by consumers worldwide