| The Diamond remains, not only a romantic
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| | are generally quite de-valued. Diamonds
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| gem of great beauty, but a legitimate
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| | with small flaws also sell quite cheaply.
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| trading item on commodity markets and is
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| | Rarely found are blue diamonds, green
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| an established trade in the world's
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| | and even pink diamonds, with the latter
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| toughest financial markets of London and
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| | marketed by Argyle with great success.
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| Europe. As a commercial commodity
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| | There is also a very rare red diamond.
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| diamonds are very popular because of
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| | The unusual colored ones are generally
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| their controlled value internationally,
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| | considered to have more commercial value
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| mainly by De Beers, who held the monopoly
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| | but those who believe in the traditional
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| for a long time.Aesthetically, it is
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| | value place greater importance upon the
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| because of its purity that it captures
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| | pure, clarity of the colourless
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| immediate attention. There is no other
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| | jewel.Diamonds are found in many places
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| known substance as hard in the mineral
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| | of the world, Borneo, Brazil, South
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| world, yet once the stone is cut and
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| | Africa, Siberia, China, Canada, India and
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| faceted it possesses a brilliance which
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| | in recent centuries, Western
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| seems to hold the potential for the
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| | Australia.There are some interesting
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| reflection of all the colors of the
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| | stories about some of the famous gems...
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| rainbow. It is understandably symbolic
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| | One of the largest is that which belonged
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| of human fidelity and truthfulness and of
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| | to the Rajah of Matan and weighed 318
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| enduring virtues and is expected to
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| | carats. The Pitt Diamond weighed 410
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| demonstrate a commitment to these values
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| | carats in the rough but was reduced to
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| at the time when couples become engaged
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| | only 137 carats when cut. In 1720 it
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| to be married. This custom is so well
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| | became part of the French crown jewels
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| established, that it is difficult to
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| | and was later pawned by Napoleon to the
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| concede that any other stone will oust it
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| | Batavian government to finally be
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| from its supreme status. It is
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| | incorporated into the crown of Napoleon
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| anticipated that marriages will last to
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| | III.Excelsior was discovered in 1893 and
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| endure as the diamond - and this is
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| | was 969 carats but only 364 carats after
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| re-enforced by the marketing slogan
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| | cutting.The largest diamond ever found
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| "diamonds are forever".In fact this
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| | was the Cullinan in 1905 in the
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| purest of all substances of the earth has
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| | Transvaal, South Africa. It weighed
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| been formed by the processes of nature's
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| | 3,106 carats. In 1908 it was cut into 9
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| laboratory deep in the earth, sometimes
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| | large and 96 lesser stones. Two of the
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| to 150 km, which allow the blackest of
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| | largest are in the British Crown
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| all substances, pure carbon, to be
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| | Jewels.The Koh-in-oor, or Mountain of
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| transmuted into the clear 8 faced crystal
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| | Light, is claimed to be the oldest large
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| which confronts us in seeing a diamond,
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| | diamond and dates back to 59 BC. The
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| which is later transformed and made
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| | founder of the Mogul Empire, Baber,
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| exquisitely lovely through skilled expert
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| | reported it to have come into the
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| faceting, into a brilliant.Diamonds are
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| | treasury at Delhi from the conquest of
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| cut with the aid of diamond dust.
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| | Malwa in 1304, after passing through many
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| Diamonds possess luminous properties
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| | Indian rulers' hands. It was thought
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| after exposure to sunlight and glow in a
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| | that the safety of the dynasty depended
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| darkened room, to fluoresce in
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| | upon the possession of this fateful
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| ultraviolet light and also after
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| | jewel. After a time it came to Runjeet
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| friction.Melting diamonds and other
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| | Singh, King of Lahore who wore it on his
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| stones in alchemical processes is known
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| | arm between two smaller diamonds. He
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| in the ancient Ayurvedic science. This
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| | bequeathed it to the Shrine of Juggernaut
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| process is considered to produce a
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| | but it was later presented to Queen
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| cardiac tonic and when added to other
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| | Victoria by Lord Dalhousie on the
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| medicines enhances therapy, with the best
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| | annexation of the Punjab and sent to
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| of the elixirs curing many serious
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| | London in 1850. The Indians believed the
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| diseases.In France in the fifteenth
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| | stone would bring misfortune until
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| century, Louis IX decreed that no-one who
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| | restored to the line of Vira-maditya. It
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| was not of royal blood could wear
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| | was re-cut in England which decreased its
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| diamonds. At that time they were
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| | size. Its present location is
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| engraved but not known to be cut and
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| | unknown.Napoleon wore the famous Regent
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| polished until 1496.Diamonds occur either
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| | diamond in the hilt of his sword. The
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| colourless and clear or tinted. The most
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| | Regent stone was originally found by a
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| prized quality has a slight blue tint.
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| | slave who concealed it by hiding it in
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| The tinted "champagne diamonds" have been
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| | the folds of the bandage he was wearing
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| well marketed and have proven popular in
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| | over a wound. It was stolen from him and
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| recent years. Diamonds with yellow color
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| | he was thrown into the sea.
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