Diamond

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Interest ofEdward Jay Epstein

Invention as a "precious stone"

Many people are unaware that diamonds were comparatively recently created as "precious" stones.[1]

Control by DeBeers

Edward Jay Epstein wrote in 1978 that "If one man can be said to control the world's diamonds it is Harry Frederick Oppenheimer."[2]

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