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Internet sales offer glimmer of hope for struggling opal ind...

Opal miners are hoping improved sales via the internet may signal a revival for the national gemstone. The industry has slumped since the global financial crisis, with world demand dropping and some prospectors abandoning their mines. Bu [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

The Hope Diamond

The Hope Diamond

Is the most famous blue diamond in the world. It is of unique steel blue color and weights 45.52 carats. This blue diamond is also known as "cursed diamond" as it always brought only bad luck to its owners: King Louis XIV of Fra [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Hope Diamond dons new setting for anniversary

Hope Diamond dons new setting for anniversary

The famous Hope Diamond is getting dressed up to celebrate its anniversary. The giant blue diamond was unveiled Thursday in a modernized necklace, a setting designed by Harry Winston Inc., in New York to commemorate the gem's half-ce [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Hope Diamond marks 50 years

Hope Diamond marks 50 years

The famous Hope Diamond is getting dressed up to celebrate its anniversary. The giant blue diamond was unveiled Thursday in a modernized necklace, a setting designed by Harry Winston, in New York, to commemorate the gem's half-centur [...]

Posted On : Nov, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

The Hope Diamond

The Hope Diamond

The history of the stone, which was eventually named the Hope diamond, began when the French merchant traveler Jean Baptiste Tavernier purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond. This diamond, which was most likely from the Kollur mine in Golconda, [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

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