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Russia says it's flush with 'trillions of carats' in extraterrestrial gems

Marc Howe | September 18, 2012 | 3:52 am Europe Diamond 

Russia claims it has uncovered a diamond field of record dimensions in eastern Siberia which is the product of a prehistoric asteroid collision. The Christian Science Monitor reports that the Russian government has recently declassified the discovery of the Popigai...

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