And they call them RARE?????????????????? talk about a hyped up rock...........
Had top do some checkin. Its up in the air I guess......
I recently saw a 'fact' stating that there are enough diamonds in existence to give everyone on the planet a cupful, is this true?
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David W. Rudlin
David W. Rudlin, Novelist, corporate poo bah, foodaholic, political junkie.
Answered Jun 30 2016 · Author has 2.4k answers and 10.7m answer views
Not even close.
All the diamonds EVER polished would barely fill a London double-decker bus. I don’t know how many cups there are in a bus, but I’d be willing to bet you run out long before everyone in India has their share.
As Steven notes, about half of all mined diamonds are used for industrial purposes (drill bits, etc.). These are poor quality (yellow and highly included, which means black specs that didn’t make the trip from carbon to diamond). But even if you included all those, China would be your downfall.
It’s possible this “fact” includes all the diamonds still in the ground, both u...(more)
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John Rose
John Rose, 2Roses - Studio Jewelry
Answered Jun 30, 2016 · Author has 261 answers and 534.4k answer views
Looks like you are getting answers to a question you didn’t ask. Chris comes the closest to a real response to the the actual question.
The answer is generally, Yes. The reason is that diamond, as a material, is relatively common. This covers an extremely broad range of quality from diamonds that are not even useable for sandpaper, right up to the Hope diamond.
The point is that there are WAY more diamonds floating around than people imagine. As for the absolute mathematical factuality of the statement, you’d have to do the math. But the general concept is reasonable.
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Steven Nicholas
Steven Nicholas, jeweler and freehand engraver till i "retired"
Answered Jun 29, 2016
Look at Chris H. answer .........................
. Not true in the least. If found they would sell a lot more. They do hold back a lot more than most people think but...there are thousands of times more Diamonds that are ultra tiny and ugly than 3 carat plus stones and thousands of untouched stones still in the ground for each one in a Jewelry store. Mankind still has a lot of things to find. Abrasive quality small stones or grit sells for only about 1 $ per carat and it's only sandpaper so to speak.
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Melissa Oaks
Melissa Oaks, former Accounting (1977-2004)
Answered Jun 30, 2016
I would say that it depends on the size of the cup AND if you are including blood diamonds into the equation.
http://www.quora.com/I-recently-saw-a-fact-stating-that-there-are-enough-diamonds-in-existence-to-give-everyone-on-the-planet-a-cupful-is-this-true
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