#diamonds

#diamonds

Carbon’s unique atomic properties allow it to form complex bonds and self-assemble into structures, making it essential for life and diverse material applications.

Some, like the people at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, will tell you the 2.33 carat diamond colored like the water of life that gushed forth from Ouranos after Kronos's patricide, is simply a gift from Ronald Winston, the son of famed jeweler Harry Winston.