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Record 1 2004-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Precious Stones (Mining)
CONT

The quality of diamonds can be split broadly into gem, near gem, industrial and boart categories.In rare cases 90% of diamonds in a deposit are of gem quality; but most economic deposits contain 20 to 40% gem quality diamonds.

CONT

Diamonds are subdivided into industrial, near-gem, and gem quality stones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de pierres précieuses
CONT

Le diamant [...] est classé selon sa qualité : industriel, quasi gemme ou gemme.

Spanish

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