The Panama Diamond Exchange could turn the country into the Dubai

panama-diamondThe World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB, for its acronym in English) presented today in Panama the first bag that will work in Latin America for trade in precious stones, which, according to that organization, a business could generate between five and 10 billion dollars a year and turn the country into the next Dubai.

The “Panama Diamond Exchange (PDE), the name by which the delegation will meet the WFDB in this country,” could generate between 5 and 10 billion dollars annually in trade and business growth around like the one experienced Dubai or Switzerland, “said President of PDE, Erez Akerman. Read the rest of this post »

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The diamonds are in heaven and can explain life on Earth

diamonds11The diamonds are abundant in the cosmic vacuum and its analysis could help unravel the mysteries about the origin of life on Earth, said NASA scientists today, adding that they use to study the Spitzer Space Telescope.

Scientists at the Ames Research Center NASA employ ultrasensitive and infrared eyes of Spitzer to delve further into this cosmic theory, said the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of that entity. Read the rest of this post »

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Panama will open the first diamond bourse in Latin America in 2010

diamond-boursePanama open the first diamond bourse in Latin America in 2010 with the purpose of distributing these gemstones in the markets of the region, informed the Minister of Commerce and Industry of Panama, Roberto Henriquez.

“The big international diamond business, with shares of Italy, Israel, USA and Belgium, decided that Panama was the ideal location for a bag of diamonds, with which to market power throughout Latin America,” the minister told a press. Read the rest of this post »

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Apartir diamonds create three Mexican tequila

apartir-diamondsJavier Morales, a graduate student at the University of Nuevo Leon and Victor Castaoo and scientists Apotiga Luis Miguel, both of UNAM, were awarded the Ig Nobel prize in chemistry for his research on creating diamonds from tequila.

The Mexicans were thin films of diamond based on a formulation of tequila. The technique is Plicvd (Pulsed Liquid Injection Chemical Vapor Deposition) . Read the rest of this post »

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The precious stone tanzanite, rarer than diamonds

HTML clipboarddiamonds1Tanzanite, a precious stone that was formed d 5 million years, but was not discovered in 1967, a thousand times rarer than diamond, jewelry is used worldwide, and is coveted by jewelers sobretodote New York and London up points can not imagine.It’s located just at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro on the edge of the hills Merenari in northern Tanzania, a country worthy of Hemiwey. Read the rest of this post »

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Presented in London the world’s most expensive bottle diamonds

bottleA bottle valued at two million dollars (about 1, 4 million) and made with diamonds, gold and pearls, was presented today in London as the most expensive in the world.

The black raspberry liqueur Chambord, a native of France and with global prestige has been poured into a bottle created by jeweler Donald Edge, adding that the container itself is already a “design icon”. Read the rest of this post »

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TROY OUNCE

A weight unit for precious metals predominately used in England and the U.S.В  Twenty pennyweights (dwt) equals one troy ounce, and twelve troy ounces equals one troy pound.

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ULTRASONIC CLEANER

A machine commonly used by jewelers to clean jewelry effectively.В  The ultrasonic vibrations free most types of dirt, grime, and oils from the items. Some ultrasonic cleaners come with a heating unit.В  When using this type of cleaner, extreme care is recommended because certain gems cannot withstand the heat and vibration.В  Consult your professional jeweler.

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