As consumers have grown less worried about whether their diamonds are mined or made, many have turned to cost-friendly lab grown diamonds. And that’s having a big impact on the diamond mining industry — including for Canada.

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    5 months ago

    I can see how in the oonga boonga times we may have been fascinated by diamonds, just like how we love finding cool stones by a river bed.

    However, natural diamonds have become almost synonymous with blood & exploitation, because that’s the first thing that comes to mind for most people with moral compass.

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      5 months ago

      Till they’re cut and polished they aren’t even clear or shiny, at least some of the other stones can grow a pretty crystal like amethyst.