Content tagged with “gemstones” under “Stuff I Looked Up”

“A unit of mass, commonly used to measure gemstones. Technically it measures weight , though it’s often used to refer to size. However, weight and size increase together, so it’s roughly the same thing. It’s 200mg or a very small fraction of an ounce (less than 1/100). It was standardized in 1907….”

“A British businessman and politician who operated mainly in Southern Africa in the late 1800s, where he moved as a child. Rhodes is known for several things: One of the governors of the main British imperial presences in Southern Africa – the Cape Colony (now South Africa) Creator of the De Beers…”