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| Rhodochrosite with Quartz From the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado. |
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Friday, May 20, 2016
#jewelleryfacts365 110/365 Diamond fact
Around 26,000 kilograms (57,000 lb) of diamonds are mined around the world every year.
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| Kimberlite (diamond bearing rock) forming |
Jewellery photography
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| Organic silver and copper art pendant with maple leaf ornament and BC Jade. |
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| Art Nouveau necklace with dragonflies |
#jewelleryfacts365 109/365 Diamond fact
More than 250 tons of ore need to be blasted, crushed and processed to produce just one carat of rough diamond.
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| Kimberlite (Premier Kimberlite Pipe; Premier Mine, near Cullinan, northeastern South Africa) |
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
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| Watermelon tourmaline on Quartz (museum piece from Washington DC) |
#jewelleryfacts365 108/365 Diamond fact
Jewish high priests turned to diamonds to decide the innocence or guilt of the accused: a stone held before a guilty person was supposed to dull and darken, while when held before an innocent one to glow with increased brilliance.
#jewelleryfacts365 107/365 Diamond fact
The most expensive piece of jewelry created for a movie was Nicole Kidman’s necklace in Moulin Rouge.
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| Stefano Canturi |
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