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