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Images of diamonds and emeralds: jewellery, stones, rock and mining
Ball crusher, jeweller with ring, blasting diamond mine, brooch, bituminous limestone, miner
BOT84JW9_08 Worker at Jwaneng Diamond Mine ball crusher; ore is tipped into shute & crushed by rotation of central shaft; Botswana. Copyright Tropix (J. Woollard) THA88TX28_22 Customer, UK woman, tries diamond encrusted gold ring offered by sales assistant. Thai Gem Factory, Bangkok, Thailand. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) VEN81PH18_16 Workmen blast earth with high pressure hose: rain forest destruction for diamond mine. La Clarita, S.Venezuela. Copyright Tropix (P. HENLEY) ENG01TX1_02 Jewellery: Victorian gold pendant brooch inset with large and small pearls and big emerald; gems. Wirral, N.W.England. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) COL01TX2_18 Jeweller holds rock: calcite veining bituminous limestone (emeralds come from this). El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) SIE90GB3_19 Miner in hard hat panning for diamonds, stands in water; alluvial searching; minerals. Near River Sewa, Sierra Leone. Copyright Tropix (G. Barnish) SIE90GB3_19 Miner in hard hat panning for diamonds, stands in water; alluvial searching; minerals. Near River Sewa, Sierra Leone. Copyright Tropix (G. Barnish)
Gold and emerald necklace, emeralds, industrial quality diamond, large diamond on Victorian ring
COL01TX12_21 Close-up: Colombian gold and emerald necklace jewellery on red velvet display mat. El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) COL90CD9_17 Close-up: gemstones, jewels: hand holding three large, rough, uncut emeralds. Bogota, Colombia. Copyright Tropix (C. Duncan) TNZ00TX17_24 Mining: close-up palm of mans hand holding large industrial quality diamond. Near Mwadui, Shinyanga East, Tanzania. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) ENG95TX11_09 Jewellery: 3 Edwardian/Victorian ladys gold rings; 1diamond snake; 1 with rubies, 1 gold band (a keeper). N.W.England. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) ENG89TX17_07 Jewellery: Victorian ladys gold snake ring with large single diamond; white background; ruler. Wirral, N.W.England. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley)
Emerald necklaces, large diamond pipe, illegal diamond mining, abandoned pits, diamond hunter
COL01TX2_14 Smart man, jewellery shopkeeper, shows emerald and gold necklaces on black velvet mats. El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) BOT84JW9_07 Jwaneng mine, one of worlds largest diamond pipes, mainstay of national economy; open pit construction. Botswana. Copyright Tropix (J. Woollard) TNZ00TX17_15 Land degradation: pits dug by illegal diamond prospectors near mine: subsoil raised to top. Shinyanga East, Tanzania. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) VEN81PH18_21 Wide view abandoned mining pits in formerly climax rainforest area. Guaniamo diamond mine, W.Bolivar state, Venezuela. Copyright Tropix (P. HENLEY) VEN81PH18_10 Man uses large sieve to wash gravel in his search for diamonds. Guaniamo diamond mines, W Bolivar State, Venezuela. Copyright Tropix (P. Henley)
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