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| Central Selling Organization (CSO) |
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| an agency designed to purchase, sort, evaluate, and sell rough diamonds |
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| an independent diamond prospector |
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| a prospector's term for diamond deposits away from water |
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| a group of diamond merchants that united in 1890 to buy and sell rough diamonds |
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| the path diamonds followed from the mine to the consumer |
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| trading event where selected clients buy rough diamonds |
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| a diamond manufacturer or dealer invited by De Beers to buy rough diamonds |
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| a direct, centrally controlled marketing route for rough diamonds |
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| a rough diamond over 10.80cts, sold separately to a sightholder who specializes in larger stones |
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