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Why Diamonds Are So Hard to Cut!

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00:00Well, for starters, they're very rare and difficult to mine, and that's before they're even cut and polished.

00:06Then there's the fact that they're nearly pure carbon, which makes them extremely hard.

00:11This means that they can't be cut by just any old machine.

00:14Special equipment made of harder materials like tungsten carbide are needed to cut diamonds, and this adds to their overall cost.

00:21Once the diamonds are cut, they're graded by several different organizations.

00:24The Gemological Institute of America, or GIA, is perhaps the most well-known.

00:31They assign each diamond a grade based on four criteria—color, clarity, cut, and carat weight.

00:37The higher the grade, the rarer the diamond, and the more expensive it becomes.

00:41Let's take a closer look at each of these characteristics and how they affect the price of diamonds.

00:47Color. Color is arguably the most important factor in determining the price of a diamond.

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