Check these articles out, interesting things on buying an engagement ring from around the web.
Diamond Shapes- What To Buy
Another on the 5 Most Popular Diamond Shapes
The Diamond Trading Company
Another Article on Diamonds in Africa
Lots of interesting information out there. What do you think? I think this Canadian diamond trade thing is particularly interesting, because DeBeers (also know as the Diamond trading company as linked to above) owns most of the diamonds now.
Does that take away from the benefits of buying from Canada?
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Interesting notes on Diamonds at Wikipedia
Ever wonder how diamonds are formed? Here you go
Most natural diamonds are formed at high-pressure high-temperature conditions existing at depths of 140 to 190 kilometers (87 to 120 mi) in the Earth mantle. Carbon-containing minerals provide the carbon source, and the growth occurs over periods from 1 billion to 3.3 billion years (25% to 75% of the age of the Earth). Diamonds are brought close to the Earth surface through deep volcanic eruptions by a magma, which cools into igneous rocks known as kimberlites and lamproites. Diamonds can also be produced synthetically in a high-pressure high-temperature process which approximately simulates the conditions in the Earth mantle. An alternative, and completely different growth technique is chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Several non-diamond materials, which include cubic zirconia and silicon carbide and are often called diamond simulants, resemble diamond in appearance and many properties. Special gemological techniques have been developed to distinguish natural and synthetic diamonds and diamond simulants.
And a few interesting articles
Most natural diamonds are formed at high-pressure high-temperature conditions existing at depths of 140 to 190 kilometers (87 to 120 mi) in the Earth mantle. Carbon-containing minerals provide the carbon source, and the growth occurs over periods from 1 billion to 3.3 billion years (25% to 75% of the age of the Earth). Diamonds are brought close to the Earth surface through deep volcanic eruptions by a magma, which cools into igneous rocks known as kimberlites and lamproites. Diamonds can also be produced synthetically in a high-pressure high-temperature process which approximately simulates the conditions in the Earth mantle. An alternative, and completely different growth technique is chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Several non-diamond materials, which include cubic zirconia and silicon carbide and are often called diamond simulants, resemble diamond in appearance and many properties. Special gemological techniques have been developed to distinguish natural and synthetic diamonds and diamond simulants.
And a few interesting articles
Thursday, November 3, 2011
From New York Times- Blood Diamonds
Interesting posts on a Zimbabwe diamond ruling:
Kimberley Process experts agreed this week to allow Zimbabwe to sell diamonds from the 140,000-acre field, in the country’s east, whose discovery in 2006 set off a chaotic diamond rush. The country has denied accusations of human rights abuses in the area, but it had been under sanctions since 2009 because of “significant noncompliance.”
From the New York Times
And here's our article on Canadian Diamonds, which of course are conflict free due to Canada's human rights processes
Kimberley Process experts agreed this week to allow Zimbabwe to sell diamonds from the 140,000-acre field, in the country’s east, whose discovery in 2006 set off a chaotic diamond rush. The country has denied accusations of human rights abuses in the area, but it had been under sanctions since 2009 because of “significant noncompliance.”
From the New York Times
And here's our article on Canadian Diamonds, which of course are conflict free due to Canada's human rights processes
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