tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post7724129792133180952..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: Sunday Stamps - geologyVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-55132532111799534282012-11-19T14:19:07.311-05:002012-11-19T14:19:07.311-05:00Nicely designed stamp. Marvellous piece of nature,...Nicely designed stamp. Marvellous piece of nature, amazing to think of the intense pressure and heat to create, that and the that they are pretty of course. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-43060731358954777502012-11-18T18:14:26.987-05:002012-11-18T18:14:26.987-05:00It would not be the exciting and happy story that ...It would not be the exciting and happy story that deBeers, et al would like.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-22316781912671350152012-11-18T17:54:39.992-05:002012-11-18T17:54:39.992-05:00I bet there are all sorts of stories to be told ab...I bet there are all sorts of stories to be told about the excavating of diamonds and tha cost it took on the land and the people. And who did the riches go to? A social and economic question. xoxIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-9211489940727914132012-11-18T17:26:20.068-05:002012-11-18T17:26:20.068-05:00I really love the design - very effective!I really love the design - very effective!Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-34066107538333316642012-11-18T17:23:57.198-05:002012-11-18T17:23:57.198-05:00Wonderful stamp with a great design. Yes Diamonds...Wonderful stamp with a great design. Yes Diamonds are geological!<br /><br />Thank you for participating.viridianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938256248645774087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-36914925707213925312012-11-18T12:53:33.938-05:002012-11-18T12:53:33.938-05:00I was hoping that diamonds would figure in someone...I was hoping that diamonds would figure in someone's post today, Thanks.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-26816097120271444612012-11-18T12:36:32.329-05:002012-11-18T12:36:32.329-05:00I love the design of that stamp.I love the design of that stamp.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-18892057266540010422012-11-18T11:32:17.980-05:002012-11-18T11:32:17.980-05:00Diamonds are a girl's best friends, even thoug...Diamonds are a girl's best friends, even though they are often associated with brutality and exploitation.Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151334482554014157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-76625566774672504882012-11-18T10:31:54.568-05:002012-11-18T10:31:54.568-05:00Good challenge, this week. Fascinating history of...Good challenge, this week. Fascinating history of diamond mining. Must admit, I know little of it beyond its brutality. Thanks for the added info.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-28801434443827874972012-11-18T09:56:15.188-05:002012-11-18T09:56:15.188-05:00so Im not the only one who almost opted out of pos...so Im not the only one who almost opted out of posting this week since i simply couldnt find something suitable geology-wise in my stamps' collection. A diamond is a great choice! Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087615345111466319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-72221462895655838762012-11-18T09:55:59.542-05:002012-11-18T09:55:59.542-05:00South Africa has a sketchy diamond mining history....South Africa has a sketchy diamond mining history. Not that I don't like diamonds, of course.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.com