Title of Article: Diamond

Author:Candace Mckim
Direct Quotation:On October 3, 1972, Sierra Leones then-president, announced that Harry Winston, the
New York City jeweler, had purchased the Star of Sierra Leone for under $2.5 million.- Star of Sierra Leone,
Wikipedia

Paraphrase: The Star of Sierra Leone is a huge diamond, the biggest discovered in Sierra Leone. At, 968. 9
carrots, it is the 4th largest gem quality diamond in the world.

Summary: Sierra Leone has a huge export of diamond with unbelievable variety. Sierra Leonean diamonds
may come in many different shades, hues, and sizes. Most notably, Sierra is known for its gem quality
diamonds, its bright yellow diamonds, and , most famously, its blood diamonds. Oldly, seeing as Sierra
Leone has one of the most plentiful deposits of natural resources (especially diamond), Sierra Leone actually
imports more diamond than it exports.

Citation in MLA format:Mining in Sierra Leone. Wikimedia Foundation, 14 April 2017. Web 17 May 2017.