Extremely rare 'diamond within a diamond' discovered in India called Beating Heart
VD Global, based in Surat, India, found the incredibly rare 'diamond within a diamond' in October and experts say they don't had never seen anything like it before
The rare diamond was given the name Beating Heart (
Image: De Beers
An incredibly rare gemstone has been unearthed in India: a 'diamond within a diamond'.
VD Global, based in Surat, found the 0.329 carat rough stone in October last year and named it "Beating Heart".
The stone consists of a piece of diamond with a smaller free-moving piece trapped inside, according to the Times of India.
The diamond maker, which operates from Surat and Mumbai, reportedly sent the stone for further analysis, which confirmed its authenticity, reports .
"I've certainly never seen anything quite like the 'Beating Heart' in my last 30 years in the diamond business," said Samantha Sibley, Technical Educator at De Beers Group Ignite.
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The beers)"Thanks to the expertise of the De Beers Group, we can shed light on the formation and structure of this natural specimen and share this information with a wider community of diamond professionals," added Ms Sibley.< /p>
The Gem & Jewelery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) set up by the Indian government said in a statement that the "Beating Heart" joins a small group of similar natural diamonds such as the Matryoshka diamond from Siberia, which has been first recorded in 2019.
The stone will not be cut or polished and will instead be kept for research and teaching purposes.
The Matryoshka Diamond, believed to be over 800 million years old, was unearthed in Siberia in 2019. This ‘priceless’ gem weighs just 0.62 carats and is the first diamond of its kind never found.
Inside, a small interlocking diamond moves freely and has an estimated weight of 0.02 carats. No value has been assigned to this one-of-a-kind find, but experts have described it as "invaluable".
In a statement apparently explaining the formation of Beating Heart, the De Beers Group said: "Early findings suggest the cavity was...
VD Global, based in Surat, India, found the incredibly rare 'diamond within a diamond' in October and experts say they don't had never seen anything like it before
The rare diamond was given the name Beating Heart (
Image: De Beers
An incredibly rare gemstone has been unearthed in India: a 'diamond within a diamond'.
VD Global, based in Surat, found the 0.329 carat rough stone in October last year and named it "Beating Heart".
The stone consists of a piece of diamond with a smaller free-moving piece trapped inside, according to the Times of India.
The diamond maker, which operates from Surat and Mumbai, reportedly sent the stone for further analysis, which confirmed its authenticity, reports .
"I've certainly never seen anything quite like the 'Beating Heart' in my last 30 years in the diamond business," said Samantha Sibley, Technical Educator at De Beers Group Ignite.
>
Picture:
The beers)"Thanks to the expertise of the De Beers Group, we can shed light on the formation and structure of this natural specimen and share this information with a wider community of diamond professionals," added Ms Sibley.< /p>
The Gem & Jewelery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) set up by the Indian government said in a statement that the "Beating Heart" joins a small group of similar natural diamonds such as the Matryoshka diamond from Siberia, which has been first recorded in 2019.
The stone will not be cut or polished and will instead be kept for research and teaching purposes.
The Matryoshka Diamond, believed to be over 800 million years old, was unearthed in Siberia in 2019. This ‘priceless’ gem weighs just 0.62 carats and is the first diamond of its kind never found.
Inside, a small interlocking diamond moves freely and has an estimated weight of 0.02 carats. No value has been assigned to this one-of-a-kind find, but experts have described it as "invaluable".
In a statement apparently explaining the formation of Beating Heart, the De Beers Group said: "Early findings suggest the cavity was...
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