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7.46-carat diamond discovered at Arkansas state park by French tourist

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Julien Navas, of Paris, France, found a 7.46-carat diamond while visiting the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas earlier this month

A French tourist found a 7.46-carat diamond while visiting the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.

Julien Navas, of Paris, found the diamond earlier this month on the surface of the park’s 37.5-acre search area, according to a news release from Arkansas State Parks.

The park had received more than an inch of rain a few days before Navas’ visit, according to the news release, which made it a wet and muddy day. After buying his ticket and renting a diamond-hunting kit from the park, Navas got to work.

“I got to the park around nine o’clock and

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DMCC announces $38.3 billion in 2023 diamond trade

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Despite a global 20 per cent drop in rough diamond prices, the UAE’s rough diamond trade only decreased by 13 per cent year-on-year in 2023, maintaining robust volumes, DMCC reported. A total of $21.3 billion of rough diamonds were traded in the UAE in 2023.

Historically focused on rough diamonds, Dubai’s diamond industry now sees polished diamonds contributing 44 per cent to the total trade value. The Gemological Institute of America’s new laboratory in Dubai, opened in February 2024, is expected to boost the sector further.

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DMCC, said. “Our appeal to

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French tourist finds 7.46-carat diamond in US national park

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A French tourist struck luck on a visit to a US national park when he found a 7.46-carat diamond in 37 acres of muddy earth.

Julien Navas from Paris was visiting Arkansas‘ Crater of Diamonds State Park for the first time during a trip to the US to see the Vulcan Centaur rocket launch from Cape Canaveral when he made his discovery.

The park is one of the few places in the world where the public can search for real diamonds.

“I got to the park around nine o’clock and started to dig,” Mr Navas said.

“That was back-breaking

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What Does a Risk Analysis Say About Diamond Launch (DLC) Thursday?

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Thursday, March 21, 2024 06:07 PM | InvestorsObserver Analysts

What Does a Risk Analysis Say About Diamond Launch (DLC) Thursday?

Diamond Launch receives a high risk rating from InvestorsObserver analysis. The proprietary scoring system analyzes how much money was required to move the price over the past 24 hours. The metric looks at recent changes in volume and market cap to evaluate how much a token can be manipulated by limited trading. The score ranges from 0 to 100, with low scores representing high risk and high values ​​equating to low risk.

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The lab-grown diamond boom is over

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  • The lab-grown diamond boom is over, jewelry industry experts say.
  • Lab-grown gems are mainstream now and real diamonds are back in vogue, analysts told Business Insider.

The man-made diamond boom is over, and prices for ultra-trendy lab-grown diamonds are set to tumble this year, industry veterans say.

Paul Zimnisky, a leading diamond analyst, foresees jewelers scaling back their business in lab-grown diamonds while ramping up their focus on natural diamonds over the next year. In fact, most jewelers don’t even bother to stock lab-grown diamonds in inventory, and are only purchasing them on consignment, he told Business Insider.

It’s the

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Diamonds are for everyone – Research Professional News

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Publishers’ outcry at EU plans ignores potential for new partnerships, say Johan Rooryck and colleagues

On 23 May, the Council of the EU adopted a groundbreaking set of conclusions advocating high-quality, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing. The move drew widespread support from Europe’s academic community, including in a joint response from nine organizations representing funders, researchers and universities.

Some native open-access commercial publishers also welcomed the conclusions. The traditional academic publishing industry, however, was less enthusiastic. Caroline Sutton, chief executive of the trade association STM, was quoted as saying that the conclusions “support a move that would abolish an

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Very rare blue diamond sold for over $60M at Geneva auction – National

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The Bleu Royal diamond is officially one of the most expensive diamonds ever sold at auction, with a whopping price tag of almost US$44 million (nearly C$60.7 million).

The fancy vivid blue diamond was sold in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday as part of a ring that contains two additional diamonds on either side. (A ‘fancy vivid’ diamond refers to a diamond that is non-round cut and displays an intense, unconventional color like blue.)

According to the Christie’s auction listing, the blue, pear brilliant-cut diamond is 17.61 carats and internally flawless. The two

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Shooting gold medallist Michael Diamond’s gun tires upheld, dashing hopes for 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers

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An Olympic shooting gold medallist has lost his chance to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics after a New South Wales tribunal upheld a decision to refuse his gun license application.

Michael Diamond, 51, had his Category A firearms license revoked in 2018 after he was found guilty of firearms and drink driving charges in Port Stephens in 2017.

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