The economic slaves that dig the diamonds often die getting them. Additionally, the money obtained from selling the diamonds is used to fund civil wars in several African nations.
Unless you pay a criminal for a diamond who is known as a terrorist, you probably won't be able to tell whether or not the un-certified diamond that you buy is a blood diamond. You can, however, be reasonably assured that when you buy a diamond accompanied by a Kimberly Certificate, that you are **not** buying a blood diamond.
Blood diamonds are not a specific color. The term "blood diamond" refers to diamonds that are mined in war zones and sold to finance armed conflict against governments. The term highlights the unethical and often violent nature of the diamond trade in these regions.
Every diamond is a diamond: not every diamond is a blood diamond. Blood diamonds earn their name based on how they are extracted from the earth, by whom and for what purpose. Blood diamonds are mined by humans at gun or knife point, aimed by rebels intent on financing mayhem to humans in the form of civil war, terrorism or other uncivil actions.
The process of cutting a diamond is called diamond cutting, where the rough diamond is carefully shaped and polished into a gemstone. The goal of diamond cutting is to enhance the stone's brilliance, fire, and sparkle by creating facets that reflect and refract light. Skilled diamond cutters use precision tools and techniques to create the desired cut for the diamond.
A break inside a diamond is called an inclusion. These are natural features (like fractures or minerals) that formed in the diamond while it was developing in the earth. Inclusions can affect a diamond's appearance and value.
Yes, or terrorism or other mayhem.
The Production Budget for Blood Diamond was $100,000,000.
Falcon's Blood Diamond was created in 2010.
You can request a Kimberly Certificate to certify that the diamond that you're purchasing is not a blood diamond.
In the film, Blood Diamond, TIA is short for This Is Africa.
Only God had the authority to Direct the Movie: Blood Diamond
The duration of Blood Diamond - film - is 2.38 hours.
Blood Diamond - film - was created on 2006-12-08.
Blood Diamond grossed $171,377,916 worldwide.
Most diamonds mined in Africa are in fact blood diamonds but perhaps its relative to your point of view? The diamonds typically called blood diamonds are the ones controlled and or sold by rebels in various countries in Africa. Given this broad definition, most any diamond could be called a 'blood diamond'. However, The Kimberly Process gives buyers the sense that a Kimberly Certified Diamond has not been mined by rebel-controlled workers.
In relation to diamond trading, conflict diamond (also called a converted diamond, blood diamond, hot diamond, or war diamond) refers to a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, invading army's war efforts, or a warlord's activity, usually in Africa where around two-thirds of the world's diamonds are extracted. You can read more, below.
Blood Diamond grossed $57,377,916 in the domestic market.