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2. Diamond mining in India - Wikipedia

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   India has not been a major diamond-producing country since the 1900s, but diamond mining continues. In 2013, India mined 37,515 carats of diamonds, from one industrial-scale mine and many artisanal mines; this was less than one-tenth of one percent of the world production of 132.9 million carats. [1]

3. Briolette of India - Wikipedia

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   The Briolette of India is a colorless diamond (weighing 90.38 carats (18.076 g)) that was found in India. It is cut in a briolette shape, and is a D-coloured (colourless) type IIa diamond . [ 1 ] Its history was thought to date from the 12th century, when it was first acquired by Eleanor of Aquitaine , the Queen consort of King Louis VII of ...

4. Koh-i-Noor - Wikipedia

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   In 2000, several members of the Indian Parliament signed a letter calling for the diamond to be given back to India, claiming it was taken illegally. [74] British officials said that a variety of claims meant it was impossible to establish the diamond's original owner, [75] and that it had been part of Britain's heritage for more than 150 years ...

5. Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond

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   The introduction of the book describes the event at the center of contemporary controversy, which is that the East India Company compelled 10-year-old Duleep Singh, heir to the Sikh Empire, to agree to the 1849 Treaty of Lahore, and its stipulation that he give the Koh-i-Noor to the East India Company. Shortly after the diamond came into the ...

6. Bharat Diamond Bourse - Wikipedia

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   Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) is the world's largest diamond bourse (exchange) and is located in Mumbai, India. [1] Spread over a 8.1-hectare (20-acre) plot, the complex is home to some 2,500 small and large diamond traders in addition to the Custom House, banks and other service providers who cater to the gems and jewelry trade. [2]

7. List of mines in India - Wikipedia

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   1 Diamond. 2 Iron ore. 3 Manganese. 4 Copper. 5 Bauxite. 6 Coal. 7 Petroleum. 8 Gold. 9 Lead ore. 10 Uranium. ... This lists of mines in India is subsidiary to the ...

8. Golconda diamonds - Wikipedia

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   The pink, cushion-cut, 34.65-carat Princie Diamond used to be part of the Jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad; it was auctioned in 2013 by Christie's and sold for US$ 39.3 million, which is the highest-recorded auction price for a Golconda diamond and a world record for US$ 1.1 million per carat. [87]

9. Surat Diamond Bourse - Wikipedia

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   Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) is a diamond trade centre located in DREAM City, Surat, Gujarat, India, designed by the architecture firm Morphogenesis. It is the world's largest diamond trading hub with a floor space of 660,000 square metres (7,100,000 sq ft), as well as the world's largest office building .