Glossary
Kimberley Process
International certification program designed to follow a diamond from it’s origin as a rough diamond straight through to the finished product; its purpose is to ensure that diamonds come from sources which are free of conflict, unlike blood diamond, and are not traded to fund wars and violence. Click here to learn more about the Kimberley Process.
Kimberlite
Blue-coloured rock from which most diamonds are mined, usually found in a kimberlite pipe or fissure.
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Wednesday 14 July, 2010
INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND COUNCIL RELEASES IDC RULES IN RUSSIAN
The International Diamond Council (IDC) released the Russian translation of the "IDC Rules for Grading Diamonds" today in Moscow, on occasion of the 34th World Diamond Congress, the biennial congress of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA).
Thursday 1 July, 2010
ZIMBABWE DEFIES BAN OF MARANGE DIAMONDS
Zimbabwe’s government has resolved to defy a diamond sale ban ruled by the world approving authority, the Kimberly Process and will now begin exporting diamonds from its Chiadzwa fields.
Monday 10 May, 2010
DIAMOND PRICE INDEX PUBLISHED FOR CONSUMERS
For the first time ever, diamond jewelry consumers are going to have a diamond retail benchmark that will guide them in how much they should pay for a diamond.