If you traveled back in time a billion years, went 150 km below the earth's surface where temperatures reach 2,192°F, withness the intense pressure from the weight of rocks and their compression, you would be part of the process of the formation of diamonds.After residing in the heat of the underground, the diamond will make its way to the surface by way of volcanic eruptions. An intense and wild ride but the famous Blue Diamond got through the explosive journey without being shattered. Studies have shown that the blue diamond arrived in India about one bilion years ago, suspecting in the the Golconda area. It was discovered prior to 1668, the exact date is unknown but it was in 1668 when the french gem merchant Jean-Baptiste Trevier sold a 112 carat blue diamond from India to King Louis XIV. From that point in time in history begun the second wild ride of the "Hope Diamond".
