Russia Shares News of Diamond Rich Asteroid Crater

Trillions of carats waiting to be mined

Reason Staff | 9.18.2012 6:12 PM

Russia has just declassified news that will shake world gem markets to their core: the discovery of a vast new diamond field containing "trillions of carats," enough to supply global markets for another 3,000 years.

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ant1sthenes 13 years ago

The international diamond cartel is not amused.

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Russia Shares News of Diamond Rich Asteroid Crater

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