A Big Diamond, a Little History, and Some Geology

I take commercial puffery with a grain of salt, but that 2,492 carat diamond from the Karowe mine does seem "epic".

It's also what I'll be talking about this week: along with the Karowe mine, Botswana, what diamonds are and where they come from, and why I see Botswana's recent history as a success story. Of sorts.

• One-Pound Diamond: and a Quick Look at Botswana
  • Comparing and Contrasting: Botswana and the United States
  • Wealth, Fertility Rates, Statistics —
  • — "Democracy", and Dan Backslide
• Diamonds
  • Graphite and Diamond: Same Element, Different Crystal Form
  • Formed in the Depths, Rushed to the Surface
    • On the Shores of Arkansas
• To Be Continued
  • Congo Chaos and Lebensraum for Mountain Gorillas
  • Blood Diamonds, Mountain Gorillas: and Working With What We've Got

More at A Catholic Citizen in America.

(Diamonds and how they are formed, comparing and contrasting Botswana and the United States. Blood diamonds, gorillas, and working with what we have.)