Sentence examples for source of diamonds from inspiring English sources

Angolan mines are the fifth-largest source of diamonds worldwide.

Until the 18th century, India was the world's primary source of diamonds.

Until 1732 the only known source of diamonds in the world was India.

The remaining 10percentt would belong to Debswana, a mining venture co-owned by De Beers and the government of Botswana, a major source of diamonds.

Large deposits of lead, silver, and zinc are worked in the McArthur River region, which is also a source of diamonds.

A main supplier of precious stones, the country was also the world's sole source of diamonds until they were discovered in Brazil in 1729," Gayarti Rangachari Shah writes in The New York Times.

A Kimberley Process certification scheme to review the sourcing of diamonds in the world's trading centers (particularly Dubai) would help stop the sale of the Central African Republic's blood diamonds.

Secondary sources of diamonds include all areas where a significant number of diamonds have been eroded out of their kimberlite or lamproite matrix, and accumulated because of water or wind action.

Diamonds have also rarely been found in deposits left behind by glaciers (notably in Wisconsin and Indiana); in contrast to alluvial deposits, glacial deposits are minor and are therefore not viable commercial sources of diamond.

The United Nations wants to cut off their source of cash: diamonds.

The insatiable Indian appetite for jewelry makes mineral-rich Africa a vital source of gold, diamonds and other precious stones.