Fire in the Earth: The Story of the Diamond |
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Page 14
... produce diamonds by artificial means . Minute crystals are said to have been ob- tained by some processes , but this has never been confirmed . The achievement has been asserted , although only particles of microscopic size have been ...
... produce diamonds by artificial means . Minute crystals are said to have been ob- tained by some processes , but this has never been confirmed . The achievement has been asserted , although only particles of microscopic size have been ...
Page 202
... produce a diamond in an electric furnace that would be undis- tinguishable from Nature's gems . Sir Julius , skeptical , went nevertheless to Paris and Lemoine's laboratory to watch an experiment . At its conclusion a diamond was produced ...
... produce a diamond in an electric furnace that would be undis- tinguishable from Nature's gems . Sir Julius , skeptical , went nevertheless to Paris and Lemoine's laboratory to watch an experiment . At its conclusion a diamond was produced ...
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... produce " blue - white perfect " diamonds in the strictest sense of the term . And even that one gem loses at least 50 and more likely 60 per cent in the processes of cutting and polishing . This is true of even the largest stones . The ...
... produce " blue - white perfect " diamonds in the strictest sense of the term . And even that one gem loses at least 50 and more likely 60 per cent in the processes of cutting and polishing . This is true of even the largest stones . The ...
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