India was the first who understood NDs in the globe!
For 4,000 years, India was the only source for diamond in the world! The process of natural diamond (ND) formation deep in the Earth’s mantle, and the dramatic journey undertaken by the diamonds to reach the surface of Earth means that natural diamonds are innately rare. Diamonds were created billions of years ago when carbon was crystallised by extreme heat and pressures more than 100 miles beneath the Earth’s surface. They were brought to the surface millions of years ago in volcanic eruptions, carried as accidental passengers in a lift (travelling at 1,000 km per hour) of lava and molten rock. Most diamonds then remained at the site of the volcanic eruption where the rock solidified as a kimberlite pipe. Some were washed away to lie on river beds, the ocean floor and beaches. Even once they reached the surface of the Earth natural diamonds are hard to find. The first diamonds were found in rivers in India. For 4,000 years this was t...