1.   Gem-quality diamonds are used solely for decoration, with poorer quality diamonds filling a variety of industrial needs.

2.   His men have long controlled the mines, using diamonds to buy arms.

3.   Owens said he belonged to a team that had been chased out of the park for three weeks after paying for a permit to use a diamond.

4.   Owens said he belonged to a team that was chased out of the park for three weeks after paying for a permit to use a diamond.

5.   Savimbi uses diamonds to pay for his weapons purchases, the defectors said, contending that he saves some of the best stones for himself.

6.   The diamond could be used as a protective coating for lenses, CDs, artificial hip joints and electronic components, he says.

7.   UNITA rebels have used Angolan diamonds, which can easily be identified by diamond experts, to finance their insurgency.