| When you walk into a jewelry store and seeall | | | | about five million diamondsmust be mined. More |
| the diamonds in all of the various settingsthat are | | | | than two hundred tonsof ore must be mined to |
| for sale, it is difficult to realize thatdiamonds are | | | | find one smalldiamond, and even then, more than |
| indeed rare. Most peopledon't even stop to | | | | 80%of the diamonds that are mined are onlygood |
| consider how thatdiamond came to be sitting in | | | | for industrial use, such as diamonddrill bits. |
| that jeweler'scase! There is quite a bit of work | | | | So, the next time you visit your local |
| that is donebefore a diamond is ready to sell to | | | | jewelrystore, ask to see the one carat diamonds. |
| thegeneral public! | | | | You should look at this diamond with |
| For every one million diamonds that aremined, | | | | newappreciation - knowing that it truly is onein a |
| only one will be found that is a qualityone caret | | | | million! |
| diamond. In order to find a twocaret diamond, | | | | |