Diamondiferous Mantle Eclogite

A must read report for field gemologists specializing in diamonds. Many thanks to Gems & Gemology and GIA for sharing an insightful report.

Useful link:

https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/fall-2023-gemnews-diamondiferous-mantle-eclogite

Africa: Why Africa Bleeds Diamond Revenues

TIA (This is Africa).

Useful link:

https://allafrica.com/stories/202302210014

The Priciest Diamonds Of The Year

 A good recap by Rapaport.

Useful link:

https://rapaport.com/news/the-priciest-diamonds-of-the-year

The Biggest Diamonds Of 2022

Take a look. 

Useful link:

https://rapaport.com/news/the-biggest-diamonds-that-rocked-2022

Diamonds

Get to know Marijan Dundek.

Useful link: https://www.noblegems.com

Diamonds Are Still Everyone’s Best Friends

I agree. I think diamonds will be everyone's best friends forever. Hats off to De Beers Group for taking the initiative. 

Useful links:

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2022/07/diamonds-are-still-everyones-best-friends

https://www.debeersgroup.com

Initiatives In Art And Culture 12th Annual International Gold And Diamond Conference

Bohemian National Hall, New York City. July 18-20 2022.

Useful link: https://artinitiatives.com

NBA 75th Anniversary Ball

A storyteller. Handle with care.

Useful link:

https://www.nba.com/news/nba-75-bedazzled-basketball

iTraceiT

A diamond traceability solution provider.

Useful link: https://itraceit.io

Random Thoughts

The U.S has been the largest diamond jewelry consumer market for the last 150 plus years. The next big diamond mine is in the drawers of American consumers. Recycled diamonds are graded and priced on the same scale as newly mined diamonds. These diamonds can be cycled through the market for hundreds, maybe thousands of years without showing any signs of wear, if the diamonds are properly stored and worn. The diamonds can be reset over and over forever. I think diamonds will always remain special forever.

Why Are Certain Diamonds So Beautiful?

Nature has no rules.

Useful links:

https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/certain-diamonds-super-deep

https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/what-diamonds-tell-us-about-the-center-of-the-earth

https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/14/eabe9773

I Care A Lot

I Care A Lot is a Netflix crime thriller, which is centered around a secret stash of diamond worth millions.

Useful link: https://www.netflix.com

Flight Of The Diamond Smugglers

Pigeons. Greed. Diamond smugglers. Must read.

Useful link: https://www.matthewgfrank.com

How 21st-Century Diamonds Are Born

Must watch.

Useful link: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-21st-century-diamonds-are-born

Plight Of Artisanal Miners

Sad really. Must watch.

Useful link: https://www.kpcivilsociety.org

Diamonds. Love. Marriage

Diamond, love and marriage thrive on the assumption of beauty, rarity and durability. Jaya Saxena's reflections on diamonds and love---the ideas associated with diamonds and happiness was insightful.

Useful link: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/01/diamonds-arent-special-and-neither-is-your-love/617859

Novelty Cut Diamond With Remarkable Fire And Ice Fluorescence

I haven't seen this phenomenon before. The fancy yellowish brown contained a remarkable hydrogen cloud in the blade and cape features in the hilt. The stone showed corresponding areas of yellow and blue fluorescence in long-wave UV light. The cutting style of this diamond, while unconventional, served to showcase the remarkable fluorescence scene illuminated within. The fluorescence differences allow this diamond to be imagine as a lightsaber or a sword of fire and ice. Many thanks to GIA Carlsbad Laboratory for Color Origin and Identification Service.

Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/fall-2020-labnotes-novelty-cut-diamond

Worthy

Worthy is an online marketplace, which secures its diamonds through consumer channels and sells them to dealers and retailers via auction.

Useful link: https://www.worthy.com

Diamonds Need Some New Best Friends

Clara Ferreira Marques was spot on. It's time for a new myth.

Useful link:
https://www.mining.com/web/diamonds-need-some-new-best-friends

About Diamond Mines

Get to know Lauren Eggersten.

Useful links:
https://www.whowhatwear.com/author/lauren-eggertsen
https://www.whowhatwear.com/forevermark-diamond-mines-in-africa