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Here's one for ya Pink! Taken from: http://rt.com/business/256165-russia-finds-giant-diamond/ Diamond worth $430,000 found in Russia Published time: May 06, 2015 18:36 A diamond weighing 76.07 carats was mined by Russia’s Alrosa, one of the world's largest producers of diamonds. The company plans t...

Now this one's got me drooling like Pavlov's dog, despite the fact that I've never liked emerald cut diamonds. I'm really wishing I could see this one up close and personal. ‘Perfect’ 100-carat diamond to lead Sotheby’s sale By Hannah Connorton 100ctECperfectWhiteDiamond.jpg The current owner of thi...

I'm so glad y'all enjoyed it. Here's what we discussed at Tuesday night's chat. I know y'all will find this one VERY interesting. DiamondTypesISGa.jpg Understanding the Classification of Diamonds Understanding the diamond types makes you a better diamond expert Editor's Note: The following is from o...

This one's really cool. Enjoy! *I can't get the same format used here on the site, so specimens show above each pic instead of to the left or right of the text as it says.* AmazingFormsOfDiamondA.jpg ISG: The Amazing Forms of Diamond From the ISG Journey Thru Gemology and the ISG Diamonds Course 11 ...

The final installment of the diamond newsletters from the ISG. HistoryOfDiamondsPt3a.jpg History of Diamonds Part 3 Conflict Diamonds and the Kimberly Process HistoryOfDiamondsPt3b.jpg Conflict Diamonds One of the really ugly stories that has surfaced in the last few years is in regard to what is kn...

HistoryOfDiamondsPt2a.jpg The History of Diamonds Part 2 The continuing story of diamonds, excerpted from the ISG Diamonds Course.... HistoryOfDiamondsPt2b.jpg On a December day in 1866, a young man named Erasmus Jacobs found a transparent and very shiny stone on his father's farm that was located ...

The Tuesday night ISG chat covered this, and today RJ put it all together in a newsletter so I'm able to post it here for you. I think you'll find it very interesting and enjoy the information it provides. Thank you ISG! History of Diamonds Part I From rainstorms in India to the Jewish diamond conne...

2.01 Ct. Yellow Diamond Discovered at Crater of Diamonds State Park By Logan Sachon, Social Media Journalist - Posted on February 6, 2015 "A Louisiana man with good timing and a lot of luck found a 2.01 ct. yellow diamond this week at Arkansas’ famed Crater of Diamonds State Park. Dean Filppul...

Exceptional Pink to Red Diamonds: A Celebration of the 30th Argyle Diamond Tender Peer Reviewed Article Author: John King, James E. Shigley, and Claudia Jannucci " ABSTRACT Over the past three decades, more than one thousand pink diamonds from Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in Western Australia have ...