Conflict Diamonds in Sierra Leone Video Clip

Warning: This Video contains violence

The people of Kono, Sierra Leone have experienced the horrors of civil war and blood diamonds. Mohammed Dabo shares his story. From the series Diamond Road, produced by Kensington Communications Inc. (www.kensingtontv.com). Copyright 2007.

To see more clips of Mohammed and the people of Sierra Leone, visit http://www.diamondroad.tv

Sierra Leone diamonds are well-known among the jewelry world to be one of the best quality diamonds available today. This is perhaps the main reason that blood diamonds have wreaked the havoc they have had over so many years. The first diamond was found in Sierra Leone in the 1930s. Since then, a story of brutality and violence has unfolded in this small West African country. In 1968, Siaka Stevens became the prime minister of Sierra Leone. Recognizing the value of their diamonds, he made a large profit out of illegal diamond mining and trading. In the ensuing years, more and more diamonds were being exported illegally rather than through legal means. Most of these transactions were overseen by Stevens'' right hand man Jamil Mohammed, a Lebanese.

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Diamonds are really forever

The “diamond" word comes from the Greek word, "adamas" which means unconquerable. The fact that diamonds are made up of pure carbon, and diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man. Diamonds have long been a sign of wealth and fortune. Queens and Kings have worn these forms of concentrated carbon and even more countless millions people over time have yearn after them. These gems can be in form of transparent, truculent white, yellow, green, blue, or brown. We must understand the real value of these stones, and ultimately their role in war, it helps to first understand their origins and where they come form.

Diamonds are the most often used form capital by the rebels in Angola, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo use to purchase weapons (also known as the blood diamonds or conflict diamonds). The earliest diamond gems were found in India and Borneo, were they were found in riverbeds. In the early eighteenth century, deposits similar to those in India were found in Brazil. The story of diamonds in Africa began between December 1866 and February 1867, when a 15-year-old found a transparent stone on his father's farm, on the south bank of the Orange River. Within the next fifteen years, African diamond mines produced more diamonds than the India, the previous leading producer, had in the last 2,000 years. This increase in production occurred at the same time as the diamond mines in Brazil experiences a sharp decline in their production. The depletion of mines in Brazil assured that supply would remain stable and diamond prices would not fall as they previously had when Brazil over produced in the 1730s.

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New products - Memorial Jewellery

We are pleased to announce that we can now supply Memorial Jewellery. These mementos are manufactured to the highest standards in Solid Silver, Silver with Vermeil (14crt gold heavy plating) and 14 crt solid gold. A tiny amount of cremation ashes is inserted through an almost invisible filler hole so that a loved one or pet can be with you always. You can also see our other blog at http://memorial-jewellery.blogspot.com/ where you will also find prices from £150

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Memorial Fireworks

Heavens Above Fireworks celebrates the life of a partner, relative or friend. We arrange special fireworks displays amongst which will be a number of fireworks specially modified to incorporate the cremation ashes, allowing for a spectacular memorial event and happier farewell. Go to their website www.heavensabovefireworks.com

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Memorial Jewellery (containing ashes)

We have found a new idea for memorial jewellery which some customers may find interesting. Perhaps a diamond made from Cremains is a little too much for some at £2750, but how about a small amount of your 'loved-one' within a gold or silver pendant??......as you can see from the photo, they look like ordinary necklace pendants but each is hollow with a tiny screw stopper. The ashes have to be inserted via a tiny funnel (by us) but we feel it may be interesting to have feed-back from you. Prices??? Please call us - 0870 881 0612, leave a comment or send an e-mail to "info@phoenix-diamonds.com"

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Dog rises from the ashes......

Story from 'Your Dog Magazine'©

A dog owner from Essex has had her beloved dog Deefer, a Collie cross Labrador, made into a blue diamond, at a cost of £3,500.

Photographic agent Charlotte Bassett decided to have the keepsake made from his ashes by Phoenix Diamonds, a company that specialises in creating diamonds from the carbon content of ashes and hair.[That's us!!!]

When Phoenix Diamonds CEO Mike Kelly delivered the diamond he said he was sorry that she had lost her 'husband' at such a young age. She replied 'It wasn't my husband's ashes, it was my dog Deefer, as in 'D' for 'Dog'.

The dog, which died aged 14 and a half, was a much loved part of Bassett's family. "He was constantly by my side and was a peacemaker, pushing my children apart, to prevent a fight," she said.

After placing the order, Charlotte waited three months for the gem to arrive and now plans to have the gem mounted on a pendant. For her upcoming wedding the blue coloured stone will provide the colour for the wedding tradition of 'something borrowed, something blue.'

"The jeweller at Hatton Gardens, who is mounting the gem, was stunned that the diamond started out as dog!" she said.

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The World's Smallest Diamond Ring

Inside Science : The World Smallest Ring


As we have seen the World's Largest Diamond. We feature the world smalllest diamond ring.

Above:The picture of the world's smallest diamond ring, it measures 300 nanometers (billionths of a meter) thick and 5 microns (millionths of a meter) across. The diamond is not mounted on a ring, but the ring itself. Made by scientists at the University of Melbourne, carving out a circular structure in an artificially made diamond. It will be used to access single photons coming out of a tiny impurity region inside the diamond.

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