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| A mineral is a natural, occurring solid |
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| How many elements occur naturally in the Earths crust? |
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| What is the most common mineral and what element does it contain |
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| Silicate and it contains silicon and oxygen |
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| how hard a mineral is Mohs scale(diamond and talcum |
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| separate a mineral from a rock/ore |
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| are illegally traded to fund conflict war-torn areas |
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| are illegally traded to fund conflict war-torn areas |
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| What form do blood diamonds sold |
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| what percent of the worlds diamond production was represented by blood or conflict diamonds |
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| why are these conflict diamonds bad |
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| they are often forced to use primitive, back-breaking methods such as digging into mud or gravel along river banks with their bare hands |
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| What was the purpose of the Kimberly Process |
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| to discuss ways to stop the trade in conflict diamonds and ensure that diamond purchases were not funding violence. |
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| What is the requirement of the Kimberly Process |
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| to discuss ways to stop the trade in conflict diamonds and ensure that diamond purchases were not funding violence |
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| What is the requirement of the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme |
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| whereby members are required to certify that all rough diamond exports are produced through legitimate mining and sales activities and are "conflict-free." |
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| why has this scheme not worked as well as they had hoped |
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| according to Amy Barry of Global Witness, the Kimberly Process has yet to demonstrate itself capable of stopping the trade because of a lack of political will among member states |
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| What is the problem in Zimbabwe |
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| Zimbabwe is a test case for the KP. In 2010, alleging that Robert Mugabe's regime has benefited from the sale of blood diamonds despite it being a member of the Kimberly Process |
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