Rocks, ice and dirty stones : diamond histories /
King of stones, valued since antiquity for their unrivalled hardness, diamonds today are both desired and deplored. Once faceted and polished they glitter on the fingers of brides-to-be and in the ornaments of the super-rich, but their extraction in some of the world's poorest countries remains...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2017. ©2017. |
| Subjects: |
Skillman Upper Level
| Call Number: |
TS753 .P65 2017 |
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