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GOODBYE 2011…..HELLO 2012
Happy New Year from your friends at Diamond Buyers!!!!!! Saying good-bye to an old year and welcoming in a new one is always a bittersweet event. We all like to hang on to fond memories from the past….while looking forward to creating new ones in the future. A New Year is also a time for all of us to get a fresh start and to make promises and resolutions for the coming year. Out with the old and in with the new, as they say!!! At Diamond Buyers we think that the start of a new year is THE PERFECT [...]
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DIAMONDS-KNOWING WHAT YOU HAVE!!!
Do you own a diamond? Do you know what your diamond actually is? Diamonds were formed very early in the earth’s history, over three billion years ago, as pure carbon crystals. These crystals, under the force of intense heat and pressure, become embedded in kimberlite, a form of igneous rock. Amazingly, it takes over 250 tons of kimberlite ore, which must be mined and processed, to produce a 1-carat gemstone! When diamonds are mined, they look like clear or colored crystal rocks which are referred to as “rough.” First mined in India over 3,000 years ago, today Africa, Australia, Russia, [...]