Adamas in Greek means unbreakable or inflexible - a perfect name for a mineral that was extraordinarily hard as well as had magical properties to protect against poison or attack. But how much of it is real and how much is just hype?Д¬alled vajra in Sanskrit, it is the Greek name that has stuck. Produced by highly specific conditions deep in the bowels of the earth and brought to the surface by violent conditions, pulled out of the earth with great difficulty and cut with great skill and precision, this unique form of the humble coal commands a great deal of respect. They are also dangerous to own, easily lost, inspire extreme greed, and tend to bring severe bad luck. It resides in the Kimberley Mine Museum, which is a must on the itinerary of any visitor to South Africa.Дiamonds are unique, beautiful, brilliant, awe-inspiring and intriguing, not to mention expensive, all at the same time. Named the Eureka Diamond, JacobвЂ™s вЂblink klippeвЂ™, the Boer word for bright stone, it now belongs to the South African people. The first discovery of its kind, this diamond became the trigger for the first diamond rush in South Africa.

Through some intermediaries, the stone found its way to a physician and amateur geologist, Dr W G Atherstone, who realised it was a diamond weighing 21.25 carats. He picked it up, played with it for a while, and then gave it to his sister, who later gave it to some neighbours. A few minutes later, he noticed a clear blue-white stone that вЂblinkedвЂ™ at him. After finding a suitable one, the 15-year-old sat down by the water to take a break. His father had told him to find a stick to clear a clogged water pipe. Erasmus Jacobs was walking along the banks of the Orange River in Northern Cape, South Africa.

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