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Diamond reports from GIA (as well as other, for-profit sources) are now demanded by most consumers purchasing diamonds over a certain size, typically for over 0.5 carat (100 mg), and almost always for over 1.0 carat (200 mg), and are considered an important tool in guaranteeing that a diamond is accurately represented to a potential buyer.
Diamond cutting is the art and science of creating a gem-quality diamond out of mined rough. The cut of a diamond describes the manner in which a diamond has been shaped and polished from its beginning form as a rough stone to its final gem proportions. The cut of a diamond describes the quality of workmanship and the angles to which a diamond ...
Diamond Standard is the producer of an exchange-traded, regulated diamond commodity. [1] [2] [3] Equivalent to a standard gold bar for the diamond market, the diamond coin and bar enables investors to access an estimated $1.2 trillion asset class. [4] Futures contracts are in development by CFTC-licensees, [1] and an investment trust launched ...
De Beers is synonymous with diamonds, having coined the phrase “Diamonds are forever” back in 1947. However, the company’s own business in precious stones has been in jeopardy following ...
Sketch of the Orlov diamond from the book Precious Stones by Max Bauer, 1904. A description was given by Eric Burton in 1986: The sceptre is a burnished shaft in three sections set with eight rings of brilliant-cut diamonds, including some of about 30 carats (6 g) each and fifteen weighing about 14 carats (2.8 g) each.
The Diamond Fund (Russian: Алмазный фонд) is a unique collection of gems, jewelry and natural nuggets, which are stored and exhibited in the Kremlin Armoury in Russia. The Fund was opened in 1967 and its collection dates back to the Russian Crown treasury instituted by Emperor Peter I of Russia in 1719.
In early 2025 diamond prices had dropped significantly from a peak in 2022; prices of natural gems in shops dropped by 26% by the beginning of 2025. Laboratory-grown diamonds had dropped by 74% since 2020. Prices were expected to continue decreasing. De Beers had started 2024 with US$2bn worth of diamonds, which it had not sold by the end of ...
But like many of America’s least-visited parks, even Gates of the Arctic saw more visits in 2023 than in 2022. Congaree and Dry Tortugas actually set new visitation records last year, suggesting ...