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2010-07-29 09:00:00

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoara, the premier website for diamonds and jewelry, has launched their new and improved website, www.zoara.com. Complete with new products such as diamond rings as well as news and information, Zoara's new site also offers consumers a unique shopping experience. Launched in 2008, Zoara has been the premier source for all diamonds and jewelry including diamond engagement rings, gold jewelry and wedding bands and also includes an extensive...

2010-06-30 07:30:00

VANCOUVER, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Rockwell Diamonds Inc. ("Rockwell" or the "Company") (TSX: RDI; JSE: RDI; OTCBB: RDIAF) announces that it has acquired a 20% stake in Flawless Diamond Trading House (Proprietary) Limited ("FDTH"). Effective June 1, 2010, the Company has purchased a 20% stake in FDTH that was previously held by Mr Hennie van Wyk for a consideration of South African Rand ("ZAR") 700,000 (approximately $97,000). FDTH was established in 2006 to provide a professional...

2010-05-31 14:53:00

VANCOUVER, May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Rockwell Diamonds Inc. ("Rockwell" or the "Company") (TSX:RDI; JSE:RDI, OTCBB:RDIAF) announces financial results for the three and twelve months ended February 28, 2010. Currency values are presented in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. Rockwell is engaged in alluvial diamond production with focus on the mining and development of alluvial diamond deposits that yield high value gemstones. In fiscal 2010, the Company operated at the...

2010-05-24 09:00:00

New Distribution Centre in San Francisco AUSTIN, TX, May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AGR Tools Inc. ("AGR") announces that it anticipates that it will announce revenues of its new acquisition AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc. for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 with a significant increase in revenues over the same period for the preceding year. "We are very pleased with the results from our most recent calendar quarter and anticipate continued increases in revenues for the final quarter...

2010-03-04 16:07:00

CONROE, TX, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AGR Tools, Inc. (OTCBB: AGRT) is pleased to announce that AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc., with which AGR Tools, Inc. has entered into a binding share exchange agreement, has expanded its distribution network into Pittsburgh and the Western Pennsylvania area. The company's latest dealer is located in Allegheny County and is able to service a population of over 1.8 million people with an annual diamond tool market estimated at approximately...

2010-02-08 16:00:00

CONROE, TX, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AGR Tools, Inc., is pleased to announce that AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc., with which AGR Tools, Inc. has entered into a binding share exchange agreement, has welcomed a new dealer to its growing list of North American distributors. Based in Buffalo and serving a large portion of Western New York, the new dealer will be able to service the region's general contractors, granite fabricators, concrete contractors, stonemasons, tile contractors,...

2010-01-20 06:00:00

GONGYI, China, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHGS) ("Gengsheng"), a high-tech industrial materials products company in China with products capable of withstanding high temperatures, saving energy and boosting productivity in certain industries such as steel and oil, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive sales agreement with Junfu Sheng Precision Co., Ltd. to market and sell Gengsheng's fine-precision abrasives...

2010-01-14 18:21:00

CONROE, TX, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AGR Tools, Inc. is pleased to announce that AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc., with which AGR Tools, Inc. has entered into a binding share exchange agreement, is scheduled to be featured on CEO Clips airing on the Biography Channel. CEO Clips is a series of short corporate profiles on North American companies that will feature AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc. beginning on January 18, 2010 throughout the days and evenings. The profile will also be...

2010-01-11 07:00:00

CONROE, TX, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AGR Tools, Inc., is pleased to announce that AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc., with which AGR Tools, Inc. has entered into a binding share exchange agreement, has continued to expand its distribution network by reaching an agreement with a new distributor in Wisconsin. The territory covered by this addition has a population of approximately 5.6 million people and an annual diamond tool market of approximately $45,000,000. Strategically located in...

2009-12-17 19:01:00

CONROE, TX, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AGR Tools, Inc., is pleased to announce that AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc., with which AGR Tools, Inc. has entered into a binding share exchange agreement, has expended its distribution network to Northern Illinois as part of a recent influx of requests from retailers and distributors. The territory serviced by their most recent distributor addition has a population of approximately 9 million people and an annual diamond tool market of...


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2005-05-26 11:05:25

Corundum is the crystalline form of aluminium oxide and one of the rock-forming minerals. Corundum is naturally clear, but can have different colors when impurities are added. Transparent specimens are used as gems, called ruby if red, while all other colors are called sapphire. The word corundum comes from the Hindi kurand. The oxygen atoms in corundum are arranged in a hexagonal close-packing, with the smaller aluminium atoms occupying 2/3 of the octahedral gaps. The coordination of the...

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