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Canada's Diamonds Face Old Age Geologists are uncovering the unique origins of Canadian diamonds, and finding not only that they are surprisingly old, but also that they have implications for the timing of Earth's early tectonic processes. |
Fast Company
December 2009
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Zimbabwe's Diamond Mines Lead to Rape, Murder, and Thievery Zimbabwe's new found diamond fields could have helped lift the country from its misery. Instead, they've fueled a cycle of government-sanctioned rape, murder, and thievery -- and pushed the place still closer to collapse. |
Salon.com
September 27, 2000
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Not forever The death of South African diamond magnate Harry Oppenheimer last month might mark the end of global domination for one of the world's most infamous cartels. |
Wired
September 2003
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The New Diamond Age Armed with new processes to manufacture inexpensive, mass-produced gems, two startups are launching an assault on the De Beers cartel. Next up: the computing industry. |
Smithsonian
December 2006
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Diamonds Unearthed In the first installment of a multi-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, explains how the rare crystals form. |
Geotimes
September 2005
Sara Pratt |
Sourcing Ultradeep Diamonds Mineral impurities in a diamond may decrease the gem's value for jewelers, but for geologists they can prove to be priceless: South African diamonds containing garnet have recently provided evidence that very deep diamonds can form from surface materials. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2004
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De Beers in De Champagne De Beers, the125-year-old South African diamond company, settles a decade-old criminal case for $10 million. S'pose they'll try to pay it in diamonds? |
AskMen.com
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Valentine's Day Investments There are some unique opportunities to invest in the "romance" industries. Let's break them down, going in order from the least risky to the most risky. |
Smithsonian
January 2007
Cate Lineberry |
Diamonds Unearthed In part two of this series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses conflict diamonds, colored diamonds and synthetic gems grown in the lab |
Smithsonian
January 2007
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Diamonds Unearthed In the final installment of this three-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses the fascinating stories behind the Smithsonian's diamond collection. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Kathryn Hansen |
Black Diamonds Have E.T. Origins Carbonado, or black, diamonds look more like basalt than their traditional colorless counterparts. New research indicates that carbonado diamonds might have formed in space. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2006
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All That Sparkles ... If you're considering buying diamond jewelry and want to make sure you're not inadvertently supporting the conflict diamond trade, there are several steps that consumers can take. |
Geotimes
July 2004
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Next Best Friend: Cultured Diamonds Conventional thinking about diamonds may soon be changing. Diamonds -- long prized for their beauty, rarity and long generation times -- are now being created in a matter of hours in laboratories. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2007
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Nanotech Is a Girl's Best Friend The look, quality and price of "cultured" diamonds will eventually win over consumers. When it does, that will be bad news for DeBeers and other diamond companies and good news for Apollo and Gemesis. |
