Minerswork by candlelight in a Sri Lankan gem mine.

在斯里兰卡宝石矿井中，矿工依靠微弱的烛光进行采矿工作。

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A 196-carat rough white stone (see photo) was found by Gem Diamonds at the company's mine in Lesotho, a small kingdom in South Africa, the Daily Mail of London reported.

据英国《每日邮报》报道，伦敦钻石公司Gem Diamonds在南非小王国莱索托的钻矿，新发现一粒196克拉的白钻原石(见图)。

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The Cullinan mine has also produced what is still the largest rough gem in the world-the whopping 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond-parts of which adorn England's Crown Jewels.

库里南钻矿曾出产过世界上最大的宝石原石-巨大的3,106克拉的“库里南钻”-其中一部分成为英格兰王冠的装饰。

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The other gem in Viacom's gold mine is Blockbuster Entertainment (nyse: BBI - news - people ), of which it owns 81%.

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Last year De Beers failed in its takeover attempt of Argyle, an enormous Australian mine that supplies the increasingly productive gem-polishing industry in India.

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