Editor’s Note
This article describes the discovery of a unique 0.329-carat diamond, nicknamed “Beating Heart” for the smaller diamond trapped inside it. The original source is The Times of India.
A diamond of unparalleled beauty has been nicknamed “Beating Heart” by a manufacturer in Diamond City, Arkansas, USA, reports the Times of India, “based on the initial feelings experienced upon seeing the stone.” This 0.329-carat stone, discovered in its rough state in October 2022 by VD Global Jewelry, one of the most influential companies in the diamond manufacturing sector operating from Surat and Mumbai, contained another smaller piece trapped inside. This tiny diamond, estimated to weigh 0.02 carats, has just made history.
The piece was then sent to the Dee Beers factory, a South African diamond conglomerate founded in 1888, in Maidenhead (UK) for more detailed analysis using optical and electron microscopes, the media reports.
Initial findings provided by the diamond expert indicate that an intermediate layer of poor-quality diamond was etched away during its journey to the Earth’s surface, leaving only the higher-quality material: the outer diamond and the heart. Furthermore, the “Beating Heart” would join a small group of similar natural diamonds, such as the Matryoshka diamond from Siberia, which was first recorded in 2019.
For her colleague Jamie Clark, Global Operations Manager at De Beers, this discovery is crucial.
