Although many Diamonds are white, they also come in a spectrum of colors; coloured diamonds are called "fancies."
India was the only known source of Diamonds before the sixth century. It was the predominant source for over 2,000 years, until the mid-eighteenth century.
Since the mid-1980s, Australia has been the world’s largest producer of Diamonds. Diamonds from the Argyle Mine (Argyle Diamonds) in Western Australia represent about one third of the world’s output.
Romans believed that Diamonds had the power to ward off evil and wore them as talismans. They inherited this belief from Indian mythology.
