Mining Diamonds in the Canadian Arctic: The Diavik Mine
James E. Shigley, Russell Shor, Pedro Padua, Christopher M. Breeding, Steven B. Shirey, and Douglas Ashbury, August 3, 2016
Located near the Arctic Circle, Diavik is one of the world’s richest diamond deposits and a leader in sustainable mining.
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Black Diamonds from Marange (Zimbabwe): A Result of Natural Irradiation and Graphite Inclusions
Karen V. Smit, Elina Myagkaya, Stephanie Persaud, and Wuyi Wang, August 6, 2018
Characterises a suite of 40 natural brown to black diamonds from this deposit so that they can be distinguished from suspected treated black diamonds.
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The Very Deep Origin of the World’s Biggest Diamonds
Evan M. Smith, Steven B. Shirey, and Wuyi Wang, November 8, 2017
Explores an exceptional family of diamonds, referred to as “CLIPPIR” (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular and Resorbed), that formed in a super-deep environment.
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Japanese Jadeite: History, Characteristics and Comparison with Other Sources
Ahmadjan Abduriyim, Kazuko Saruwatari, and Yusuke Katsurada, May 5, 2017
Examines the sources, colour, texture and chemical composition of jadeite from Japanese deposits.
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A New Deposit of Gem-Quality Grandidierite in Madagascar
Delphine Bruyère, Claude Delor, Julien Raoul, Rufin Rakotondranaivo, Guillaume Wille, Nicolas Maubec, and Abdeltif Lahfid, November 7, 2016
Reviews the properties of exceptionally pure grandidierite from a new source.
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Amethyst from Boudi, Morocco
Fabrizio Troilo, Abdelghani El Harfi, Salahaddine Mouaddib, Erica Bittarello, and Emanuele Costa, April 30, 2015
An introduction to Moroccan amethyst, which features distinctive color zoning and inclusions.
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Characterisation of Peridot from Sardinia, Italy
Ilaria Adamo, Rosangela Bocchio, Alessandro Pavese, and Loredana Prosperi
Gem-quality peridot is occasionally found as mantle xenoliths within basalts near Pozzomaggiore.
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Grey-To-Blue-To-Violet Hydrogen-Rich Diamonds from the Argyle Mine, Australia
Carolyn H. van der Bogert, Christopher P. Smith, Thomas Hainschwang, and Shane F. McClure
The Argyle diamond mine is the only known source of type IaB hydrogen- and nitrogen-rich diamonds coloured grey to blue to violet.
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Update on Ammolite Production from Southern Alberta, Canada
Keith A. Mychaluk
There have been a number of changes in Ammolite production from southern Alberta, Canada, since 2001.
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Diamonds in Canada
B. A. Kjarsgaard and A.A. Levinson, September 1, 2002
This article chronicles the discovery of primary diamond deposits throughout Canada, whose increasing supply of rough stones will have a growing impact on the world diamond industry.
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