The Raw Diamond Blog

All the information you need to learn about our process, our updates, our rough diamonds and artisanal sapphires, and everything in between.

The Marange Diamond Fields - A conflict diamond site with unsafe working conditions

Diamond & Gem Buying Guide : How Rough Diamonds Get Their Prices

Rough diamonds have character that just can’t be touched by their polished, sparkling cousins. Not only are they exquisite in their earthy naturalness, but they also are a lot more... En savoir plus

Industry News | Belgium Discovers Possible Shipment of Rough Diamonds From CAR

The Antwerp diamond industry, represented by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), is stepping up its efforts to combat conflict diamonds. The city of Antwerp, largely owing its reputation as... En savoir plus

Industry News | Rough diamond prices to increase 5% every year

SURAT: On one hand, the diamond industry is elated over the development with regard to a new diamond bourse but on the other, small and medium diamantaires have no respite... En savoir plus

All About Opal - An Introduction to Opals from The Raw Stone's In-House Gemologist

An introduction to the formation, evaluation, and history of opals. Get to know how to choose and care for opals, and make sure you're aware of how to identify synthetics.... En savoir plus

Botswana's First International Rough Diamond Site a Success

Botswana is one of the few success stories of southern African mining - thousands of people employed in state-of-the-art facilities, paid a living wage, and profits from the sale of... En savoir plus

Diamond Crystals: Shapes and other Physical Characteristics

Crystal, dodecahedron, octahedron, maccle … This is how we’ve been describing some of the new stones on our site lately. If you’re not a gemologist, it probably hasn’t meant much... En savoir plus

Interview with GIA Certified Gemologist Rachel Chertoff Kaminetsky

February 10, 2013 We are pleased to have the opportunity to post an interview with our newest team member - gemologist Rachel Chertoff Kaminetsky! Rachel was born in New York... En savoir plus

Interview with TAWOMA's Secretary General Shamsa Diwani

January 31, 2013 We are extremely excited and honored to have Shamsa Diwani, Secretary General of the Tanzania Association of Women Miners, participate in an interview with us. Shamsa... En savoir plus

Announcing the winner of the rough diamond design contest!

The results are in for the rough diamond giveaway! Thank you to everyone who submitted designs for our rough diamond giveaway. We are so excited about the creativity and... En savoir plus

Rough Diamond Giveaway Launch

October 3, 2012 After a great deal of consideration, we've decided which diamond to stand as the subject and giveaway of the design contest mentioned in our previous... En savoir plus