The ancient Greeks believed that diamonds were splinters of stars fallen to earth.

It was even said by some that they were the tears of the gods.

Another legend has it that there was an inaccessible valley in Central Asia carpeted with diamonds, patrolled by birds of prey in the air and guarded by snakes of murderous gaze on the ground.  However, the truth is that the exact origin of diamonds is still something of a mystery, even to scientists and geologists.

Diamonds have been around for millions of years, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

According to geologists, the youngest volcanic rock that contains diamonds, is about 70 million years old.

They estimate the age of most diamonds to be between  one and three billion years.