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World Topics: Diamonds, Gems, Pearls and Jade

• DIAMONDS—HISTORY, FAMOUS ONES AND HOW THEY ARE FORMED
• LOOKING FOR AND MINING DIAMONDS
• DIAMOND PROCESSING, CUTTING AND POLISHING
• DIAMOND BUSINESS AND THE WORLD DIAMOND MARKET
• DE BEERS, THE OPPENHEIMERS AND THE DE BEERS DIAMOND MONOPOLY
• SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS AND FAKE DIAMONDS
• CONFLICT DIAMONDS
• RUBIES AND SAPPHIRES—MINING, MARKETING AND ENHANCEMENT
• EMERALDS—HISTORY, MINING AND VIOLENCE
• AMBER, HISTORY, FOSSILS AND THE AMBER ROOM
• JADE, CHINA, BURMA, CARVINGS, MINING AND JADE SUITS
• PEARLS, HISTORY, MARKETING AND PRODUCTION