~ Editorial comment by Marc Choyt In my previous post, I discussed how nearly every civil society would consider Zimbabwe diamonds as conflict diamonds, given the widespread documentation of atrocities that have taken place there. Yet these diamonds from Zimbabwe, are already being openly sold to diamentiers in India at 25% under market outside of

~ Par Marc Choyt, Publisher Sometimes reading all the criticism about Kimberley Certification Process (KPC) feels like flogging a dead horse. KPC is the regulatory body that assures only “sans conflit” diamonds enter the supply chain. Zimbabwe has been the hot topic for several months now and the critical debate recently has been whether or

GIA Publishes Abstract Of The Greenland Ruby As part of our ongoing coverage of Greenland ruby and related issues, here’s a Pdf link for a technical article from the GIA in Bangkok on the Greenland Ruby. Ruby and Pink Sapphire from Aappaluttoq, Groenland; Status of On-Going Research, GIA Lab, Bankok Greenland Ruby in a locket