Conflict diamonds are formed like any other diamond: deep within the earth's mantel under extreme pressure and ultra high heat.
It's only when humans become involved in the 'business of diamonds' that diamonds are labeled as conflict diamonds.
Conflict diamonds are found and traded out for money that supports conflict, wars, civil unrest and possibly terrorism. Conflict-free diamonds are found and traded out by companies that subscribe to the Kimberly Process (read more about it, below), and who certify that diamonds in their shipments are conflict-free.
Conflict diamonds from Liberia and Sierra Leone are barred from import by executive orders. It is difficult to identify conflict diamonds conclusively meaning that some diamonds sold int he US may very well be conflict diamonds.
Diamonds are formed from carbon.
Conflict diamonds are usually mined by humans digging in the soil.
Conflict diamonds can destroy, dismember and dismantle cultures.
Yes blood diamonds and conflict diamonds are the same thing. They can also be called converted diamonds, war diamonds or hot diamonds. Hopefully this answered your question.
Diamonds formed from carbon in the lab, are diamonds formed from the mineral carbon.
People who mine conflict diamonds can be killed for a whim; conflict diamonds fund mayhem, war, civil unrest and other inhumane activities.
Swarovski earrings are not real diamonds, therefore there is no concern about conflict free diamonds. Swarovski jewelry is made from crystals, not diamonds.
No. Diamonds are formed from carbon.
According to DiamondFacts.org: "Conflict diamonds are diamonds illegally traded to fund conflict in war-torn areas, particularly in central and western Africa." You can read more, below.
Conflict diamonds 'help' the terrorists and criminals who profit from them. In local economies run by terrorists and criminals, you could say that conflict diamonds 'help' those economies, because the diamonds are turned into cash.