Diamond Thieves and Smugglers use homing pigeons to smuggle rough diamonds out of mining areas.

About 75% of American brides receive a diamond engagement ring.

A new mineral, discovered in Russia, has been named Dianite, after Princess Diana, and it will eventually be polished and mounted in jewellery.

The largest diamond ever found was the The Cullinan. It weighed 3,106 carats, or about one and a third pounds!

Diamond clarity refers to the degree of transparency in the gemstone.

The opal was one of Queen Victoria’s personal favorites; she presented them as wedding gifts to her daughters and also wore them herself.