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Man Thought He Found Candy-Size Piece of ‘Glass’ in the Dirt—Learns It’s Really a 4.87-Carat Diamond
Tennis Ball-Sized Diamond Up for Auction, Could Net $70 Million
The 1109-carat beast was discovered in 2015 by Lucara Diamond Corporation in Botswana, according to Sotheby’s.
Scientists Have Discovered Q-Carbon, a New Phase
Scientists have designed a new type of carbon, called Q-carbon, that’s brighter and harder than diamonds, according to reports.
Is the Deep Earth Churning Out Tiny Diamonds?
“Diamond formation in the deep Earth—the very deep Earth—may be a more common process than we thought,” says Johns Hopkins University geochemist Dimitri A. Sverjensky.
Scientist Creates Diamonds From Peanut Butter (Video)
A scientist in Germany uses peanut butter to create artificial diamonds that help replicate the Earth’s mantle.
The Rise and Rise of Belgium’s Indian Diamond Dynasties
From the outside, Number 2 Hoveniersstraat Street in Antwerp is a nondescript office block. Only the clusters of businessmen speaking in Gujarati on their mobile phones or with each other, give any indication of the hive of activity inside.
Return of the Million-Dollar Hairdo, Now Worth Half a Billion
Harold Leighton shares about his 1969 hair sensation, “Hair & Jewel”—an ornate do with $1 million in Graff jewels. A 2013 re-creation is worth half billion
Engagement Rings: 10 of Hollywood’s Biggest Rocks
Diamonds are a girls’s best friend, and American Hollywood stars tend to have very big best friends.
