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Lisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-04 12:04 AM
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20. some diamond-marketing countries are pushing the issue ...
For example, Canadian diamonds are laser-etched to ID them, and are being sold as "clean" because their origins can be tracked.

http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-5505-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
http://www.jewellersvigilance.ca/html/jvc_special.htm

There is something called the "Kimberly Process" which is supposed to screen out "conflict diamonds" but its credibility is being questioned.

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