Beating Heart Diamond Discovery

-One of the rarest "diamond within a diamond" stones has allegedly been discovered by a company in Surat, India. 

Beating Heart Diamond

-The 0.329-carat stone has initially found in the rough in October last year by the diamond manufacturer which appears from Surat and Mumbai and has a business spread globally. 

-In a statement, the Indian Government-established Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council remarked that the "beating heart" joins an exclusive organization of comparable natural diamonds, including the Matryoksha diamond from Siberia, which was initially discovered in 2019. 

Matryoksha diamond from Siberia

-According to reports, the company contacted the worldwide company De Beers, which has its headquartered in the UK, and transported the stone to their university in Maidenhead for additional in-depth research.  

-The authenticity of the find was confirmed via further analysis using optical and electron microscopes.

-The rare diamond was found to have "etch features" visible on both the smaller diamond in the inner cavity. Experts say the cavity may have formed due to the preferential etching of an intermediate layer of poor-quality fibrous diamond. 

-Mr Clark had added, " A find like this demonstrates why natural diamond formation and origin is such a fascinating area of study and why it is important to strive for enhancement in testing and analysis that can contribute to our knowledge of natural diamond".