Thursday, March 16, 2006
Are Diamonds Really Rare?
When you walk into a jewelry store and see all the diamonds in all of the various settings that are for sale, it is difficult to realize that diamonds are indeed rare. Most people don’t even stop to consider how that diamond came to be sitting in that jeweler’s case! There is quite a bit of work that is done before a diamond is ready to sell to the general public!
For every one million diamonds that are mined, only one will be found that is a quality one karat diamond. In order to find a two karat diamond, about five million diamonds must be mined. More than two hundred tons of ore must be mined to find one small diamond, and even then, more than 80% of the diamonds that are mined are only good for industrial use, such as diamond drill bits.
So, the next time you visit your local jewelry store, ask to see the one karat diamonds. You should look at this diamond with new appreciation – knowing that it truly is one in a million!
PS: Today, the charity works I shot with awarded-actress Aleck Bovick was like finding some 1-karat diamonds. Each experience is simply amazing!
Watch "Pinoy Big Brother" on ABS-CBN (Philippines & The Filipino Channel worldwide) and see what I mean when we deliver all those checques to different charitable institutions...
Oh, by the way! The "Amazing digiBook Pack 1" offer is until March 22 only so be sure to grab your own bundle now! Click here.
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IAN Del CARMEN, 27, is a TV writer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the CEO of the first Filipino-owned and Philippines-based eBookstore on the worldwide web with a real-time payment facility, DIGIBOOK DOT PH. He owns DIGIBOOK PUBLISHING HOUSE and the network of web sites including www.digiBook.ph, www.eAklat.com, www.TripToQuiapo.com, www.GoogleAdsensePowerPack.com, www.PodcastingPowerPack.com, www.BloggingPowerPack.com, www.PublicDomainExtreme.com, and an up-coming webcasting network, www.YeheyTV.com.
For every one million diamonds that are mined, only one will be found that is a quality one karat diamond. In order to find a two karat diamond, about five million diamonds must be mined. More than two hundred tons of ore must be mined to find one small diamond, and even then, more than 80% of the diamonds that are mined are only good for industrial use, such as diamond drill bits.
So, the next time you visit your local jewelry store, ask to see the one karat diamonds. You should look at this diamond with new appreciation – knowing that it truly is one in a million!
PS: Today, the charity works I shot with awarded-actress Aleck Bovick was like finding some 1-karat diamonds. Each experience is simply amazing!
Watch "Pinoy Big Brother" on ABS-CBN (Philippines & The Filipino Channel worldwide) and see what I mean when we deliver all those checques to different charitable institutions...
Oh, by the way! The "Amazing digiBook Pack 1" offer is until March 22 only so be sure to grab your own bundle now! Click here.
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IAN Del CARMEN, 27, is a TV writer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the CEO of the first Filipino-owned and Philippines-based eBookstore on the worldwide web with a real-time payment facility, DIGIBOOK DOT PH. He owns DIGIBOOK PUBLISHING HOUSE and the network of web sites including www.digiBook.ph, www.eAklat.com, www.TripToQuiapo.com, www.GoogleAdsensePowerPack.com, www.PodcastingPowerPack.com, www.BloggingPowerPack.com, www.PublicDomainExtreme.com, and an up-coming webcasting network, www.YeheyTV.com.
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