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The term diamond comes from the Greek's "adamas," meaning unconquerable - a fitting description for the hardest gemstone known to man. Diamond is essentially pure carbon that has crystallized under
enormous heat and pressure through volcanic activity. Until the 19th century only men wore diamonds, but when Agnes Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France, began wearing them, it became a fashion for
women also. Diamonds were once considered a talisman against phantoms and nightmares and were supposed to give soldiers courage and virtue.
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