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08/09/2016

From Gemological Institute of America web site:
http://www.gia.edu/gia-faq-about-gemstones-ultraviolet-fluorescence

08/09/2016

There’s a lot of negative information out there about diamond fluorescence and many jewelers still have misconceptions about what fluorescence really means. According to the Gemological Institute of America “for the overwhelming majority of diamonds, the strength of fluorescence has no widely noticeable effect on appearance”
http://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/winter-1997-fluorescence-diamonds-moses

Four sets of very similar round brilliant diamondswere selected for the different commonly encountered strengths of blue fluorescence they represented.

03/03/2016

http://www.diamonds.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=54654&ArticleTitle=De%2bBeers%2bFebruary%2bSales%2bRise%2bto%2b%2524610M

De Beers reported rough diamond sales increased to $610 million in the second cycle of 2016 as demand continued to show signs of improvement. Sales in the first cycle in January were revised to $545 million. The sales figure includes the sight in Gaborone, Botswana, which took place...

03/03/2016

http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/29/11133078/bugatti-chiron-diamond-speaker-tweeters-geneva-motor-show-2016

As if 1,500 horsepower, a $2.6 million price tag, and two metric tons of carbon fiber, aluminum, titanium, glass, and leather weren't enough to set the Bugatti Chiron apart, this new supercar also...

07/17/2014

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07/17/2014

http://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research-spring-auctions-2014-spending-spree

The world’s ultra-wealthy open their wallets even wider for the rare and fine in the first half of 2014.

11/14/2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24934297

A diamond called the Pink Star has fetched a record price for a gemstone by selling for $83m at an auction in Geneva.

10/11/2013

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131009-diamonds-saturn-jupiter-planet-science-space

Precious gems are generated by lightning storms, study says.

05/08/2013

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/50m-diamond-theft-31-arrested-as-police-swoop-20130508-2j8ar.html

Thirty-one people have been arrested in three countries in connection with the February theft of $50 million in diamonds at Brussels airport, the Brussels prosecutor's office said.

04/26/2013

http://news.discovery.com/earth/rocks-fossils/blue-diamond-record-price-130426.htm

A stunning blue diamond broke a world record today, fetching a price of 6.2 million British pounds, or about $1.8 million per carat.

04/26/2013

http://www.diamonds.net/news/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=42911

Diamond mining companies are slowly raising their production levels even as many of the major mines continue to face operational challenges. Theoretically, the trend should ease cutters’ concerns about prevailing high rough prices and apparent supply shortages. But it’s not clear that it...