THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY IN THE USSR, JUNE 1958

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62S00346A000100030011-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 1998
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 1, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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ki.rlite pipes* have been discovered as wall
tiros b eat sa P& has not been
several den or more
so a large nw6or of placer
at the Area,
majority of diamonds
being re area at "out are o the liviwatriat v ariessrty of which belt
titut'" a fairly Inge par, o m grade stones acaso for Quiy a
ss*all. Peraw4age. InCorraation on than tars cushy at the mom tas"ial
di wades such as tool atom, to a teastterrss, uid
die , has slip been r ported. The a* r of s.lt 'e tt aie y of the
U In iAisestrrial di; from the Xaaktssaf.S, a fields will dept on the
qtw*itLea at thews essential t sss recovered.
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have been Lia lt,at to st ats that reserves amo4ft to millions of
carats ern! are wj,_:h to satisfy >awlot rrea ;airs. It has sine
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tines the ~we of dimaonde In iaust.rtyr. This a arts that as U i,
best available tro ck stic saaatves than tot union will incaeaaae
its earaumption to conform a or* closely to the level at "hear bit;hly
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never arpprowhatd this level.
* a v , til coat mass of volcanic argglne rate.
Liasamxerl.ite is a volcanic rock which c ntaain diet sr .
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