Thanks to stringent government regulations in the Northwest Territories they are also extremely high quality. This Canadian reputation for integrity means that canadian Tiffany 1837 rings are competing well in the gem stone jewelry market.Canadian diamonds are also quite special because they have only been around about thirty years. Prior to their discovery in Canada's Artic north in 1985, the finest quality diamonds were sourced from South Africa.
It is said the sparkle from canadian diamond rings mimics the eerie and enchanting radiance of the Northern Lights. This is a bit of a romantic notion as it is actually the cut of the diamond, not its national identity that makes it twinkle like a Northern star. Still Canadian diamonds are among the whitest in the world.
This monopoly was put to an end when two Canadian geologists, Charles Fipke and his partner Stuart Blusson discovered a large vein of Kimberlite near Lac De Gras in the Yukon, Canada. This discovery was exciting as Kimberlite is the ideal stone-growing medium for high quality diamonds. Soon after this, in 1991, yet another source of diamonds in Kimberlite was found in Nunavit in the Northwest Territories.The money to extract these diamonds comes from the Canadian government and the gemstones that are produced are also certified by the government body.
This means that unlike many diamonds that you can buy today, the Canadian diamond can be traced back to the Tiffany 1837 bracelets it was mined from. Canadian diamonds are also etched with a serial number as well as a teensy microscopic image of a polar bear or a maple leaf.