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1. To wear as jewelry.
2. To sponsor wars.
Choose responsibly. There are Conflict Free diamonds - certified by Kimberley or lab created diamonds.
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How are diamonds used as a natural resource?
Eighty percent of all diamonds mined are used as industrial diamonds, to improve the cutting and precision of industrial tools.
What are diamonds used for in germ-stones?
If you mean gemstones, diamonds are the top ranked gemstones, and are used as investments and adornments.
What is the name of the diamond certification scheme which works to prevent blood diamonds from conflict zones?
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
How can diamonds be made artificially. How do synthetic diamonds differ from natural cost?
Diamonds are made artificially by simulating the conditions deep in the mantle where natural diamonds are formed: very high pressure and very high temperature. Any source of carbon can be used (I saw a documentary on making diamonds once where they used peanut butter to provide the carbon). Synthetic diamonds will always be less expensive than natural diamonds, therefore the jewelry business now requires natural diamonds that have been cut to have LASER etched identification codes to prove authenticity. This only became necessary after techniques were perfected to reliably get colorless synthetic diamonds.
How rare are Yellow Diamonds compared to White Diamonds?
yellow diamonds are just very flawed white diamonds, they are extremely common compared to colorless (white) diamonds and are used for tool and other things because the jewelry world sees them as "ugly" or "useless" but like all things sometimes someone likes yellow diamonds and request for one but those are rare, isolated cases.
What are the conflict diamonds used for?
Conflict diamonds fund terrorism, civil war, mayhem and other harm toward humans.
Who used the conflict diamonds?
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.
Diamonds that are mined by force and sold in the black market are called?
Conflict diamonds or blood diamonds. These diamonds are often used to fund conflict and civil wars in diverse regions around the world.
Are conflict diamonds sold in the US legally?
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.
How are conflict diamonds obtained?
Conflict diamonds are usually mined by humans digging in the soil.
How do conflict diamonds affect cultures?
Conflict diamonds can destroy, dismember and dismantle cultures.
How would you use conflict diamonds in a sentence?
"Conflict diamonds", also called "blood diamonds" is a term coined by pop culture to describe diamonds attained from certain regions in the world where violence is involved in the sale and trade of diamonds.
Are blood diamonds and conflict diamonds the same thing?
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.
How do conflict diamonds effect people?
People who mine conflict diamonds can be killed for a whim; conflict diamonds fund mayhem, war, civil unrest and other inhumane activities.
Do Swarovski earrings have conflict free diamonds in them?
Swarovski earrings are not real diamonds, therefore there is no concern about conflict free diamonds. Swarovski jewelry is made from crystals, not diamonds.
How do you know that the diamond you are buying was not found using slave labor?
These diamonds are called conflict diamonds. Conflict diamonds are diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments. They are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the United Nations Security Council. The best way to tell if a diamond is a conflict diamond is to shop at a retailer that has a strict policy against selling conflict diamonds.
What is the system that is used to stop the trading of conflict diamonds?
The system is called the Kimberly Process.
