#diavik foxfire

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for some reason i just...don’t draw in the winter? winter is for writing and i draw in summer.

anyway i’ve always wanted to make a diamondsona. a pal’s birthstone is diamond and she’s canadian so i picked the biggest canadian diamond, the diavik foxfire. so i looked at what the native people wear up in the northern territories. 

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Largest Known Diamond in North America Found — a 552-Carat Yellow Diamond in Canada

Largest Known Diamond in North America Found — a 552-Carat Yellow Diamond in Canada

Largest Diamond Ever Found in North America – 552 carat yellow diamond – ddmines.com

Dominion Diamond Mines ULC (“Dominion”), a world leading producer of responsibly mined diamonds, announces the recovery of the largest known gem quality diamond ever found in North America.  The 552 carat yellow Canadamark™ diamond was unearthed in October at the Diavik Diamond Mine (“Diavik”), approximately 135…

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Rio Tinto Unveils Largest-Ever North American Mined "Foxfire" Diamond

Rio Tinto Unveils Largest-Ever North American Mined “Foxfire” Diamond

Rio Tinto recently unveiled in New York “Diavik FoxFire,” the largest gem-quality rough diamond on record to have been found in North America.  At an impressive 187.7 carats, FoxFire was discovered at the Diavik Diamond Mine in the remote Northwest Territories of Canada, 200km south of the Arctic Circle, and is more than 2 billion years old! This “true miracle of nature” according to Rio Tinto…

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