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Dec 18 2014, 10:26 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949 |
This is really cool: Mining Global report and telegraph.uk report
30,000 tiny diamonds found in rock in Russia -------------------- Lifetime Member
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Dec 18 2014, 10:39 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,282 Joined: 13-January 14 From: Lakewood, Colorado Member No.: 116,305 |
Just as the ruble drops. Iiiinteresting.
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Dec 18 2014, 10:53 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,301 Joined: 17-February 12 From: Central CO Member No.: 41,357 |
Well, Russia did have the largest open pit diamond mine (or largest open pit mine of any sort) in the world until it shut down a number of years ago - it got played out.
Russian and Russian-cut diamonds are spectacular. My wife has a 5 stone ring she inherited from he grandmother, and it's stunning - VERY obvious that the diamonds are Russian, and old Russian-cut stones. First time I saw it, I knew exactly what the stones were, and I'm almost a complete novice when it comes to gemstones. The appraiser confirmed it, too. His eyes bugged out AND he said "Wow!" when he first saw it! -------------------- Caveman
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Dec 20 2014, 03:05 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
Very cool. I think the fifth largest diamond in North America came from the diamond fields here in Colorado.
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