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This is a list of prices of chemical elements. Listed here are mainly average market prices for bulk trade of commodities. Listed here are mainly average market prices for bulk trade of commodities. Data on elements' abundance in Earth's crust is added for comparison.
Diamond mining in India extends back into antiquity. From ancient times, India was the source of nearly all the world's known diamonds, and until diamonds were discovered in Brazil in 1726, India was the only place where diamonds were mined. India has not been a major diamond-producing country since the 1900s, but diamond mining continues.
The largest markets are USA (about half), China and India. [3] As of 2017 larger diamonds had appreciated in value since 2008 more than smaller ones. [4] [5] In early 2025 diamond prices had dropped significantly from a peak in 2022; prices of natural gems in shops dropped by 26% by the beginning of 2025.
Synthetic diamonds are produced via high pressure, high temperature or chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technology. These diamonds have numerous industrial and commercial uses including cutting tools, thermal conductors and consumer diamond gemstones .
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The production and distribution of diamonds is largely consolidated in the hands of a few key players, and concentrated in traditional diamond trading centers, the most important being Antwerp, where 80% of all rough diamonds, 50% of all cut diamonds and more than 50% of all rough, cut and industrial diamonds combined are handled. [93]