By the way, the diamond issue may become irrelevant at some point. There's a fascinating article in Die Zeit about artificial diamonds.
A number of companies are getting better and better at producing diamonds. They can grow diamonds in any size, such as diamond sheets the size of dinnerplates which are used for lenses. By adding other elements, they can also produce diamonds in many colors: blue, green, red, orange, pink, purple, and so on. They can even make black diamonds.
See Gemesis.com, ApolloDiamond.com, and Solaura.com for photos of diamonds. www.adiadiamonds.com has very good photos of diamonds in multiple colors. yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
