COLORS
The very sparkly diamond can be colorless to really light yellow, brown, or gray.
DIAMOND
FAMOUS DIAMOND
Napoleon, the emperor of France, gave this necklace to his wife when their son was born in 1811. The necklace has 234 diamonds!
Chip Clark, Courtesy Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
LORE
An ancient Greek story tells of Eros, the god of love. He would shoot his arrows through people’s hearts so they would fall in love. The arrow tips were made of diamonds!
what's in a name?
DIAMOND
[dye-mund]
(noun) Diamond comes from the Greek word adamas which means “invincible.” For being the hardest material on earth, that is the perfect name for this gem!
