All three diamonds, as previously mentioned, are of Type IIa quality.

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Under the new agreement, Alrosa has agreed to sell De Beers at least one-third of its output of raw diamonds for the next three years.

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Within three minutes, the thieves had snatched the diamonds from the hold, said airport spokesman Jan Van der Cruysse.

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The Ekati Diamond Mine has produced an average of approximately three quarters of a billion dollars of rough diamonds per year over the past five years, Harry Winston said in a statement.

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On his Jan. 9 OTC Insight hotline, Jim Collins observes that the three major indices and their exchange traded funds--Spiders, Diamonds and " the Qs " --have all gained as much in the first five trading days of 2006 as they did during all of last year.

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The watch is covered with 1, 282 diamonds, including six square cut stones that weigh more than three carats each .

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The haute joaillerie collection is made up of three one-of-a-kind sets featuring petal cut stones and diamonds.

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On December 8th, for example, Iljin Diamond, a maker of industrial diamonds with an investment-grade rating, issued 20 billion won-worth of three-year bonds.

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