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$18 Million Faberge Egg With A Diamond-Set Cockerel Clock
2007-10-31 20:17:00
When the jeweller created this amazing pink Faberge egg, he gave free range to his imagination. Every hour a diamond-set cockerel pops up from inside and flaps its wings four times. It then nods three times, making a crowing noise as it opens and shuts its beak.At the Christie?s International?s Russian winter auction, a previously unrecorded Faberge egg, which was an engagement gift to Baron Edouard de Rothschild, could sell for a record price of $18 million. The gold and enamel egg has been dated 1902 and signed by Karl Faberge. Christie?s believe that this work will fetch $12 million to $18 million, which is much more than the $9.6 million auction record set by Faberge?s Imperial Winter Egg at Christie?s in New York in 2002.Valentin Skurlov, Russia?s leading Faberge historian cited that this unrecorded egg is on the level of an Imperial Egg in terms of quality. Faberge has made 50 Easter Eggs for the Imperial family from 1885 to 1916. Some eggs have also been made for affluent, no...
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$10,296 White and Gold Luxury Livestrong Bracelets
2007-10-29 20:17:00
One of the most enjoyable trends to watch was the viral adoption of Lance Armstrong?s yellow Livestrong bracelets. It was also one of the most frustrating to trends to watch because everyone started copy the idea and not always for a charity. However, now you can live the Livestrong dream with a limited edition 18k White or Yellow Gold Livestrong bracelet. The luxury Livestrong bracelet was released to celebrate 10 years since Lance Armstrong was first diagnosed with cancer. It is encrusted with a yellow diamond in the center of the ?O?.As you can imagine, the $10,296 price tag is a donation to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Only 10,296 Gold Livestrong bracelets will be produced.Buy quality Silver, Gold and Diamond Bracelets at Iceforever.com.Source: trendhunter.com
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Diamonds Made From Cremated Ashes, Dog Fur and Human Hair
2007-10-27 22:22:00
Now you can have your own hair, your puppy dog?s fur or your ex-love?s cremated ashes preserved in everlasting form: Have it made into a diamond. A company in Russia will create a red, yellow or green diamond from a whole variety of interesting substances. A company in Russia called New Age Diamonds is offering to make a cultured diamond using the hair on your head. With a handful of your hair (approx 1 gram's worth), they combine it with carbon and run it through their HPHT (high pressure, high temperature) machine. The result is a real, actual, diamond, made from your DNA. Source: trendhunter.com
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$4,000 for Diamond-Encrusted Dog Whistle
2007-10-26 20:07:00
After the creation of Autumn-Winter luxury dog wear that will cost £2,500 with diamonds and sapphire encrusted, now is the diamond-encrusted dog whistle. Is diamonds are a dog?s best friend? Maybe yes or maybe no. Wanna try this diamond-encrsuted dog whistle for your pet? Yes, you can get your dog his very own dog whistle with $2,500 worth of diamonds on it. All this for only $4,000. So, now you and your dog can have matching diamonds. Wonder who would actually buy such a lavish whistle? The company currently has 600 orders for this dog whistle with more coming in everyday. For those who loved diamonds for their pets, get yours before they?re all gone.
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$20,000.00 for Diamond-Encrusted Boxing Gloves
2007-10-24 20:46:00
Boxing gloves have been around in one form or another almost since the beginning of boxing 3000 years ago. The ancient Greeks used to wrap their hands in leather strips in an attempt to protect their hands. But there was no padding in these early boxing gloves, just leather to protect the boxer's hands. Most people mistakenly assume that boxing gloves have always existed to protect the person being hit. But the bones in your hand are very small and fragile. The padding provided by boxing gloves is as much to protect the person swinging as to protect the person on the other end of the swing. Today boxing gloves are defined by weight. The heavier the boxing gloves, the safer they are for both contestants. But I don't think that you are safe when you wear this boxing gloves and have a practice on the street. This boxing gloves are all iced out in front and back. The dimension of this diamond-encrusted boxing gloves is 3 inches high by 2.5 inches wide with a diamond clarity of SI ...
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Kylie Minogue wore $1.1 million worth of diamonds
2007-10-22 20:58:00
Kylie Minogue made an 11 minute documentary, White Diamond, which followed her behind the scenes of the Showgirl tour. It also documented Kylie?s struggle with breast cancer and the according treatments. The film was directed by her personal stylist, William Baker. At the premiere, she wore $1.1 million worth of diamonds around her neck. She expressed gratitude to all her fans, adding that when she thought she had nothing left, she realized that the love, support and letters from dedicated fans meant everything to her.Source: trendhunter.com
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The Diamond-Studded Golf Ball
2007-10-20 21:48:00
Golf is the game of the rich and famous and fittingly, the Diamond -Studded Golf Ball fits in nicely with that demographic. This nifty luxury item was designed by Bernard Maquin, the creator of the $500,000 diamond-studded chess set.Golf is considered the game of rich & sophisticated and what makes it even richer is this diamond-studded golf ball from Bernard Maquin. The designer earlier won accolades with his $500,000 chess-set studded with diamonds commissioned for Charles Hollander collection.Each golf ball is set is manufactured in 18 carat gold and is encrusted with black and white diamonds. The diamond golf ball is of the same size as a genuine golf ball.Source: bornrich.org
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TAG Heuer?s Diamond Fiction Watch
2007-10-19 21:36:00
TAG Heuer?s latest creation, the ?Diamond Fiction ? watch bracelet was recently shown for the first time by the elite brand?s latest Ambassador, Hollywood star Uma Therman. The Diamond Fiction from Tagheuer is one hell of a luxurious time piece. The watch looks like an opulent bracelet, until the right button is pressed?that?s when 54 of the 879 diamonds show you the time. TAG Heuer?s latest haute joaillerie creation does not look like a watch, but rather a piece of haute joaillerie jewellery; it is precious and pure, and loaded with sexy space-age technology, designed exclusively for the fashion-forward female. This diamond watch can be yours for $120,000. This luxury watch set with 879 Top Wesselton (5.8 carats) VS/SI (1.1 mm), full-cut, diamonds hides a surprising innovation: the digital display through the diamonds. 54 of the 879 diamonds have been cut in a revolutionary way to provide a very high-definition concentration of the light emitted by 54 LEDs (light emitting diod...
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The Imperial Diamond Necklace sold for $1.5 million
2007-10-17 21:08:00
A diamond necklace that once belonged to the Russian Empress Catherine the Great has been sold at auction for $1.5m (£870,000) in Geneva. The 18th Century necklace had been given a high-end estimate price of $1.9m (£1.1m) ahead of the sale. The antique diamond necklace belonged to the eighteenth century and featured a row of 27 large cushion-shaped diamonds within a border of stylized foliate motifs and embellished with a ribbon bow-clasp, which can also be worn separately. Auction house Sotheby's says the necklace is a rare survivor from an era when jewellery was broken up for reuse. It was passed down through the imperial family until the collection was confiscated after the 1917 revolution. Sotheby's executive director David Bennett - who was the auctioneer at the sale - said they were "not really surprised" the necklace sold for less than its estimate worth. "We had a full estimate on it," he was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. "It's the most import...
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P.Diddy's Diamond-Encrusted iPod
2007-10-15 22:09:00
Hewlett Packard release their new invention iPod digital music player This iPod is encrusted with over 120 diamonds and was given to rap recording artist P.Diddy (aka Puff Daddy, Puffy, Sean "Puffy" Combs) who was reportedly arrived at his MTV Video Music Awards after-party. HP was a major sponsor of the awards event and used it to launch their massive consumer-electronics ad campaign, which included its HP-branded iPod music player. Apple Computer also aired a new iPod television spot during the awards, dubbed "Stereo Rock." The ad, which made its debut in CEO Steve Jobs' WWDC 2004 Keynote earlier this summer, features the company's black silhouette dancers and "Walkie Talkie Man" by Steriogram.
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New World Record for Rare Blue Diamond
2007-10-13 21:47:00
Colored diamonds also called fancies can be genuinely scarce. They are expensive and usually in yellow, green, blue, orange, brown ("champagne"), purple, gray, black, milky white, pink and red color. Colored diamonds are lovable and perfect stone for wedding rings, engagement rings, earrings and necklaces.One of the rarest gems in the world, a flawless blue diamond, has sold for US$7.98 million ($10.47 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, making it the most expensive gemstone in the world, per carat, sold at auction. After intense bidding, the 6.04 carat, internally flawless blue diamond fetched $HK61.9 million, or NZ$1.73 million per carat. The price smashed a 20-year-old record held by the Hancock Red - a red diamond, which fetched US$926,000 per carat at the time, Sotheby's said. Sotheby's said the buyer was Moussaieff Jewellers in London, which has a reputation for acquiring extremely rare and costly gemstones. The seller was a private Asian collector. Blue diamo...
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Mac Daddy Diamond Fishing Lures for $1 Million
2007-10-12 21:00:00
This will get you hook, line, and sinker. Three pounds of gold, platinum, diamonds and rubies. 4,573 stones in all with 100 carates of diamonds. This 12? long Big Game Lure is surely one of a kind.Mac Daddy makes all kinds of jeweled lures, including solid gold flies with diamonds for eyes, gold plated spoons with diamond designs, and much more. If you are gutsy enough you can fish with them. But they also would make a great piece of jewelry for the fisherman that likes to show his flash. MacDaddy has been making jeweled fishing lures for over 40 years and has customers around the world.Source : trendhunter.com
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$15M 84 Carat Dazzler - World's Largest Flawless Diamond
2007-10-09 21:16:00
Sotheby?s will be auctioning off the universes largest flawless diamond. Weighing over 84 carats, the diamond is estimated to bring over $15 million at an auction called ?Magnificent Jewels? in Geneva on November 14. This breathtaking gem got the highest possible rating from the experts who grade diamonds. They listed the stone as ?D-color, Flawless Clarity, and ?excellent? polish and symmetry. Sotheby?s says the gem is not named, but they have sold the largest ?named? diamond - the Star of the Season - which was over 100 carats. A spokesperson for Sotheby?s said in his 32 years experience, this was among the most beautiful diamonds he has seen.Source: trendhunter.com
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A Diamond Shoelace clips that worth $7500
2007-10-06 23:37:00
We have seen the diamond covered cellphones, laptops, watches, flash drives, and cars. Now, if you are wondering where to put the diamonds next, Kickbars is the answer. It is a unique shoelace clips because it is covered with diamonds. The jewel-encrusted shoelace clips shine with the emeralds, sapphires, rubies and diamonds that are set in white gold. Kickbars can also be used on bracelets and necklaces. The original Kickbar features a rectangular bar weighing 2 carats, which is festooned with 54 G color, VS1 diamonds. The bars, which feature emeralds, sapphires, rubies and diamonds set in white gold, can also be used on bracelets and necklaces. The price on the price on the Diamond Shoelace Clips are $7500. Pretty sure you?ll be seeing your favorite Rap Stars wearing these very soon.
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Madonna's mink and diamond eyelashes
2007-10-04 21:33:00
One of Madonna's latest beauty indulgences are a pair of decadent Shu Uemura "mink and diamond" false eyelashes. Yes, I said mink and diamond eyelashes. I thought mink and diamonds, together, were reserved for the wives of politicians and diplomats! Not for the eyelashes of pop-stars, even if the pop-star in question is Madonna! But...when it comes to Madge, none of us should ever be surprised. Not even when we find out that these particular luxury, designer eyelashes cost $10,000.00! Madonna sported the lashes in the video for her 2005 single "Sorry." This ?mink and diamond? false eyelashes originally created by Gina Brooke, shu uemura Artistic Director, exclusively for Madonna. These custom mink false eyelashes are adorned with 0.75 carats total weight of hand-faceted diamonds featuring featuring a unique new diamond cut - the "Star Shimmer Cut".
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A diamond engagement ring
2007-10-02 21:22:00
Engagement ring is a ring worn by a woman on her left-hand ring finger indicating her engagement to be married. It is customary for the ring to be worn on the right-hand ring finger in certain countries. An engagement ring is often significantly expensive and acts as a visible demonstration of a man's commitment to his betrothed. Recently, three-stone diamond engagement rings have become popular, in contrast to the more traditional solitary diamond. This diamond engagement ring is sure to make one lucky lady very happy. Its terrific design well be envied by all of those who lay eyes upon it. The band is comprised of 14K white gold. It weighs 4-grams and measures 7.5 x 7.3-millimeters. And it fits ladies size 6.25 fingers. The 35 diamonds featured here are superb. There are 34 0.30ctw round diamonds dotting the band. Each has excellent visible natural characteristics. In the center of the ring is one beautiful diamond with an 0.55 carat total weight. It is round in shape a...
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30 carats of diamonds for the most expensive shift knob
2007-09-28 20:39:00
Owning a Bentley has long been a certifiable symbol of status and high-class, now you can take it one step further with the diamond encrusted Bentley shift knob. You could easily purchase several new cars for the price of this one knob. Bentley has been making automobiles out of Britain since the 1920?s and interestingly enough, one of the company?s earliest owners was heir to a diamond mine fortune. Bentley Motors saw hard times in the Great Depression when it was sold to its competitor, Rolls Royce in 1931. The most expensive shift knob will certainly gain you a lot of attention, maybe even a shattered window from a break-in attempt. If you can afford this expensive shift knob then you can probably also afford some nice window tinting. So, how much is it worth, you may ask? The Bentley Gear Shift Knob is approximately worth $150,000 and features 30 carats of diamonds, and 10 ounces of 18-carat white gold. Just to give you an example of how ridiculous this shift knob really is, the...
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Diamond Jacket valued at $1 Million Dollars
2007-09-27 21:21:00
The special event will feature a Diamond Jacket , valued at $1 Million Dollars , along with $10 Million Dollars of the most beautiful diamonds in the world. This event is free to the public. The press release for the event is below: The Warner Company Jewelers will display Lazare Diamond's Million Dollar Diamond Jacket for the first time in the United States. Lazare Diamonds, known as "the world's most beautiful diamond", has partnered with acclaimed Japanese designer Risuko Shiraham, to create an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind diamond encrusted evening jacket valued at $1,000,000. Delicately layered rows of Lazare Diamonds signifying a bouquet are sewn directly onto the jacket to give a three-dimensional appearance and maximum beauty. The black taffeta and platinum mountings also radiate a beautiful contrast. This stunning design consisting of 2,000 ideal cut Lazare Diamonds, 300 carats, and 2 lbs. of platinum combine for an ultimate feminine effect will appear for the firs...
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World's most expensive earrings
2007-09-26 22:17:00
What is the most expensive earrings in the world? Harry Winston is the 'jeweler to the stars' and you can find him, where else, at the House of Winston at 371 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Every year Harry Winston lends out hundreds of millions of dollars worth of jewelry to the stars so they can look good at the Oscars.For 2006 the House of Winston created a pair of 'Extraordinary Diamond Drop Earrings ' consisting of two pear-shaped diamonds in a platinum setting totaling 60.1 carats of wallet emptying glitter. If you're interested in buying the world's most expensive earrings be prepared to shell out a cool $8.5 million USD.
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A diamond-studded tennis racket
2007-09-25 21:38:00
At the ?Diamond Games? tournament in Antwerp, Belgium, Amelie Mauresmo beat ?hometown? favorite, Kim Clijsters, in her final tournament appearance in her native Belgium. By collecting her third title in five years at this popular stop on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Mauresmo?s trophy cabinet will now sparkle as much as her play in the tournament with the addition of the diamond-studded tennis racket trophy.This unique trophy is probably one of the, if not the, most expensive trophy in all of sports. The 8.8 pound gold racket trophy is studded with 1,702 diamonds. What does one do with such a stunning and valuable trophy? Mauresmo admitted after the match that, despite her previous comments to the contrary, she had been thinking about possibly winning the diamond-studded racket trophy all week. Therefore, the racket will probably find a home among her other tournament trophies? but for how long? Maybe Mauresmo will hold on to the trophy forever or perhaps she will follow in Pete Sa...
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A globe that made of gemstones
2007-09-24 22:25:00
Twenty five exquisite Grade A Gemstone s are used for the hand cut diamond shaped shell oceans and map of the world globes. Each of the 50 states are individual gem stones and hand cut & highly detailed. The meridian lines are crafted in genuine gold and silver ribbon. The globe measures 13 inches diameter, 20 inches overall height and weighs 22 pounds. The gorgeous Globe Oceans are made of "Hand Cut" diamond cut shells seamlessly fit into this one of a kind gemstone globe. Each unique jeweler quality globes are made of unique gemstones indigenous to the countries they represent. The Gem Globes contain no fake gemstones as with some manufacturers. The oceans are made of reconstituted genuine Grade A gemstones with a 15% resin mix, not all resin as in lower quality globes. The Brass Stand has a bright finish. Source: jewelbasket.com
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$100,000 Diamond Stella Egg: The Most Expensive Easter egg
2007-09-22 23:21:00
This image might not have surprised you for the very reason that Easter is at the doorstep and an edible studded with precious gems is expected to be in queue. This is the Diamond Stella Egg, studded with 100 half-carat diamonds, costing $100,000. The Diamond Stella Egg, standing 60cm tall was on display yesterday at the La Maison du Chocolat in London. To quote Neil Duttson, of Duttson Diamonds, the Knightsbridge dealer, who provided gems to the specialty shop at Paris: It?s a gimmick, a PR stunt. And it probably won?t sell unless a rich Russian walks by with his trophy wife and decides he wants it ... Chocolate and diamonds - what more could a woman want? Well, the dealer does not have to worry about it as the stuffing inside the studded chocolate body is the richest that any chocolate lover would die for - peach and apricot chocolate and pralines. However, if it were I at the display I would have studded my platinum bracelet with all the diamonds scraped off from the body of th...
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The Most Expensive Computer Mouse that Worth $24,180
2007-09-21 22:24:00
Most consumers just use the mouse that comes with their desktop and only purchase a mouse when they spill the inevitable hot cup of coffee and ruin the wheel action on their mouse and their mousepad.Others must think of their mouse as a fashion accessory though, because why else would Swiss manufacturer Pat Says Now produce the world?s most expensive computer mouse. The costly peripheral is cast from 18 carat white gold and set with 59 brilliant cut diamonds, and will only set you back £12,400 ($24,180 USD). The most expensive mouse utilizes a modern 3-button wheel optical mouse design, options for USB or PS/2 connections for either PC or Mac, a 800 dpi Resolution, and a 3 year warranty. The expensive mouse comes in two designs, ?Diamond Flower? and the ?Scattered Diamond? layout. You can bling out and personalize the most expensive computer mouse by adding your initials in diamonds, and can choose from yellow, red or white gold with white or black trim.via fabstuff.net
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$1.3 million handset: the world's priciest phone
2007-09-20 22:14:00
Guinness World Records certifies this GoldVish phone as the most expensive in the world--1 million euros, or about $1.3 million. The odd-shaped device is made out of 18-carat white gold and features 1,800 diamonds totaling 120 carats. A Russian businessman bought Le Million for his wife last September at a luxury goods fair in Cannes, France. Don't have a spare million for this made-by-request gadget? Geneva-based GoldVish has plenty of expensive phones in its lineup, including models with gold plating and diamond-studded cases.Last year, Vertu teamed up with French jeweler Boucheron to make the second-most-expensive phone on our list, a limited-edition series of eight $310,000 handsets sporting red, jewel-encrusted snakes. The Signature Cobra includes two diamonds, two emerald eyes and 439 rubies snaking around an 18-carat rose gold case.Like most of the phones on our list, Vertu's devices are fairly standard, "unlocked" handsets compatible with any wireless carrier whose network...
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Most Expensive Diamond Necklace
2007-09-19 22:18:00
Diamonds are not only the girl's best friend. They are also an economical man's worst enemy! It is no secret that diamonds and diamond necklaces as well as diamond jewelry are costly. The ordinary you and I might wish to have a necklace with small, cheap diamonds just to tell others we have diamond necklaces as well, but well, otherwise, the more exotic diamond necklaces with large stones or many stones are simply not for average folks. How about a diamond necklace that has a pear shaped diamond, about 75 carats? The necklace looks simply stunning with the diamond in it, and it costs only about US $5 million. There is also a diamond ring that is quite cheap - about $1 million. A beautiful diamond necklace, by Stefano Canturi, costs only about &750,000 - $1 million.
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Gold and Diamond Statue of Liberty Charm
2007-09-18 23:13:00
This diamond charm is made of 14k yellow gold and diamond Statue of Liberty charm that measures approx 1 3/4''. Each Diamond Charm features a lobster claw clasp for easy attachment to a Necklace or Charm Bracelet.Pink Diamond Headset Love it or hate it, gadgets are the new bling, literally. Creators of the Pama 7008 Pink Diamante Bluetooth Headset decided that pink was not girly enough, but pink with diamonds, now that is how you girlify a gadget. Aside from the "pretty in pink diamonds" setup, the headset comes with a neckstrap, one button action, 5 hours of talk time, weighs 12.7 grams, and enhanced audio. It's only available in the UK and sells for 47.95 EUR.
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$1.795 million for Japanese Diamond Dress
2007-09-17 21:49:00
Chris Aire isn't the only one who makes diamond dresses. Recently a store in Osaka, Japan displayed an evening dress decorated with 2,000 diamonds. The dress is blue silk festooned with 300 carats of diamonds and sells for approximately 200 million yen (around $1.795 million).Blingmaster Chris Aire Plans Second Jewelry ShowBlingmaster Chris Aire is planning to host his second annual jewelry fashion show at New York's Fashion Week. Last year he turned heads by draping Naomi Campbell in a red gold halter. Chris Aire is the only show designed to just display jewelry and his pieces draw heavily on the use of his trademark red gold. This year's headturners will include a short dress made of red gold with platinum and diamonds and a full-length red gold and diamond dress. There will also be a red gold hat of more than 10,000 individual links. Aire will also debut his new colored stones collection which also uses red gold. There will also be a surprise musical guest who will perform usi...
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Modest diamond found in Finland
2007-09-13 22:06:00
The idea of diamond discoveries in Finland might seem far-fetched. However, since the early 1980s, kimberlite rocks have been discovered in Finland. These rocks contain the sparkling and much sought-after gem.?Kimberlites are ancient, usually small and very rare volcanic rocks, which millions of years ago erupted to the surface from a depth of 200 to 300 kilometres,? says Marjaleena Lehtonen, M.Sc.In her doctoral dissertation in the field of geology, she studies the diamond potential of Finnish rock, while simultaneously searching for new ways of locating diamond deposits.So far, discoveries in Finland include about two dozen kimberlite deposits, each measuring a few hectares. According to Lehtonen, their diamond content is modest compared with the deposits in the world?s leading diamond-producing countries, such as Canada and South Africa.However, the quality of diamonds discovered in Finland meets the requirements for jewellery, and Lehtonen says there is a possibility of discover...
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Blood Diamonds are still a reality
2007-09-10 21:34:00
Conflict or blood diamonds fuel conflict, civil wars and human rights abuses. They have been responsible for funding recent conflicts in Africa which resulted in the death and displacement of millions of people. During these conflicts, profits from the illegal trade in diamonds, worth billions of dollars, were used by warlords and rebels to buy arms.An estimated 3.7 million people have died in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Liberia, and Sierra Leone in conflicts fuelled by diamonds.While the wars in Angola and Sierra Leone are now over and fighting in the DRC has decreased, the problem of conflict diamonds hasn't gone away.Despite the fact that an international diamond certification scheme called the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was launched in 2003, conflict diamonds from Côte d'Ivoire are finding their way through Ghana into the legitimate diamond market. As the brutal conflict in Sierra Leone has shown, even a small amount of conflict diamonds can wre...
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4 Billion years Diamond : The World's oldest diamond
2007-09-07 22:02:00
Scientists have discovered what they believe are the world's oldest diamonds beneath the Australian outback in a surprise find that could force a rethink about how the Earth formed.The diamonds are believed to date back more than four billion years, making them almost as old as the 4.5 billion year old planet, according a report from Australian and German researchers in the scientific journal Nature. "We're still stunned, it was the last thing we expected to find," geologist Alexander Nemchin from Western Australia's Curtin University of Technology told AFP.The diamonds were found trapped inside zircon crystals from the Jack Hills region in the remote north of Western Australia state. The 50 gems are tiny, with the largest measuring only 70 microns, or about the width of a human hair and most invisible to the naked eye.Nemchin said they could have major implications for scientists trying to understand the Earth's early geology because they are believed to have formed up to a bil...
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