EOSC 118 Chapter Notes - Chapter Video + Readings: Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, Diavik Diamond Mine, Blood Diamond
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The fire of gems is due to a combination of natural optics within the gem and the style of the cut. The pavilion is the bottom half of the gem and its purpose is to take light and reflect it back p to the face and give the gem it"s sparkle. Carat it"s by weight/size of the diamond. Judging by the report, it"s a 2. 06 carat, flawless, f grade diamond with vs1 clarity. I"m inclined towards saying that this diamond is of higher quality. West africa: guinea, sierra, leone, liberia, ghana, drc (congo), angola, south american: venezuala, As of now, it appears that the process applies to the rough diamonds that are mined and sold internationally to be polished. It works well with the large scale operations, however the smaller operations are harder to manage and oversee and this is where the conflict diamonds may enter the system.
