What rock on the planet has more significance than a diamond? We aren’t sure there is one because the diamond is a huge part of Western culture and is used to represent the glamorous. Not only is it beautiful and expensive, it has a great deal of symbolism. In terms of symbols, the diamond is a very well-known symbol that is almost always associated with wealth and beauty. They are worn as adornments in rings, necklaces and other types of jewelry. Unsurprisingly, the diamond tattoo is quite popular when people either love the look of the jewel or want to combine it with another nice-looking tattoo design.

In this post we are going to talk about the diamond for a bit and then get into why so many people love to have this image tattooed on their body. We will get into the symbolism of the diamond and then talk about some of the different variations of this beautiful stone and what it means to the people that have this tattoo. By the end of this post we hope you have a better understanding of the diamond tattoo meaning and what it symbolizes for those that choose to get this tattoo.

About Diamonds

A diamond is a form of carbon that is sold and has a structure that is diamond cubic crystal. The diamond is well known for its unmatched physical qualities and much of the quality of this stone comes from the sturdy covalent bond between the atoms of the diamond. The diamond has the highest thermal conductivity and hardness of any material in bulk. Those properties determine the main industrial usage of the diamond in polishing and cutting tolls and the applications of diamond anvil cells and diamond knives in scientific studies.

If you find a diamond in nature, you are probably finding a stone that is between 1 and 3.5 billion years old. Most of the diamonds found were formed in the Earth’s mantle around 150 to 250 kilometers deep. However, some of them have come from depths of up to 800 kilometers into the Earth. The high temperature and pressure cause the fluids containing carbon to dissolve minerals and replacing them with diamonds. Between hundreds of million years ago most diamonds were brought to the surface of the Earth by volcanos erupting and then deposited in lamproites and kimberlites, or in other words, igneous rocks.