俄罗斯超大型钻石矿曝光 可满足全球3千年需求
<p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="tapping">tapping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 3,000 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> '<span word="trillions">trillions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carats">carats</span>' <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="a">a</span> 35<span word="million">million</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="asteroid">asteroid</span> <span word="crater">crater</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Siberia">Siberia</span> - <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="stockpile">stockpile</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kremlin">Kremlin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> 62-<span word="mile">mile</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="reaping">reaping</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="ITAR">ITAR</span>-<span word="Tass">Tass</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Popigai">Popigai</span> <span word="Astroblem">Astroblem</span>, <span word="are">are</span> '<span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>' <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="gemstones">gemstones</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="uses">uses</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="Monitor">Monitor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="director">director</span>, <span word="Nikolai">Nikolai</span> <span word="Pokhilenko">Pokhilenko</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="shake">shake</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Popigai">Popigai</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> '<span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span>' <span word="which">which</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meteor">meteor</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="deposit">deposit</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="unique">unique</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sought">sought</span>-<span word="after">after</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="precision">precision</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>.</p><p><span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> $1.35<span word="billion">billion</span>, 98 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exported">exported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>, <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="South">South</span>-<span word="east">east</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="polished">polished</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span>$350 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p>
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