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New research may offer clues in search for rare pink diamonds

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Pink diamonds are extremely rare and coveted — a now-closed mine in Australia has been the source of 90% of the colored gemstones. Polished pink specimens of the highest grade can sell for tens of millions of dollars. But a discovery made in the same area may help reveal new deposits of the jewels, researchers say.

Scientists studying Western Australia’s Argyle diamond deposit, where the mine was located, say they now have a better understanding of the

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Surat’s diamond units reopen after recession-induced long holidays | Letter News

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Diamond factories of Surat have resumed operations from Monday after a recession-induced Diwali vacation of 36 days — the longest ever. All diamond factories are expected to become fully operational by the first week of December, say traders and businessmen.
The office of the Surat Diamond Association also reopened on Monday.

Generally, Diwali vacation in the diamond industry lasts for 20 days. However, due to the poor demand for diamonds in the international markets, especially in the US, the workers were sent on vacations early this year; October 21 was the last working day for the Surat factories.

“There is

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Diamond Foundry Creates World’s First Diamond Wafer & Largest Diamond on Earth

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A Milestone in the History of Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Diamond Foundry Inc. (“DF”) today announced that it has created the world’s first (100mm) single-crystal diamond wafer.

A culmination of work that DF team members started three decades ago, creating the first diamond wafer required an entire stack of technologies to be developed including the creation of single crystal lattice on scalable substrates, large area diamond ingot growth, diamond singulation technology, and precision -surface processing.

The world's first single-crystal diamond wafer -- and also the largest-sized diamond that ever existed on Earth.

The world’s first single-crystal diamond wafer — and also the largest-sized diamond that ever existed on Earth.

No wafer-sized diamond

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Top news this week: Diamond Bourse letter, PM Modi reply on Pannun assassination, IPL Auction, MPs suspension and more

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This week witnessed the inauguration of the Surat Diamond Bourse, the world’s largest and most modern center for international diamond and jewelry business. A total of 146 MPs — 100 from Lok Sabha and 46 from Rajya Sabha were suspended for creating a ruckus and disrupting proceedings in both Houses, while they were demanding a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah about the Parliament security breach incident. In other news, the South Tamil Nadu districts particularly Tirunelveli and Tuticorin witnessed record rainfall and flooding that was unprecedented and historic.

Here are the key news highlights from the week.

PM inaugurates

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