Talk:Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend

Untitled
haha theyve got the lyrics in and theyre not supposed to and theyve got them wrong anyways   stupid — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.147.166.207 (talk) 04:53, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for noticing. Will remove as copyvio. Daniel Case 16:30, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Carol Channing's Version
It would make sense that the first version, Carol Channing's version, be explained fully just as the others are instead of just a brief mention in the top-of-the-page summary. Lydia Larkin (talk) 22:05, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Pedro the Lion
I've heard the Pedro the Lion song "Simple Economics" been misnamed as "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" a few times due to the use of the phrase in the song. Campbell Drive (talk) 13:05, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Diamond Mining Impacts on Biodiversity
The mining process involves the extraction of minerals from the Earth’s crust, including coal, metal ores, industrial minerals, and gemstones. There are four kinds of surface mines: open-pit mines, strip mines, mountaintop mines, and alluvial mines (Newton, 2004). Alluvial Mining is the process of extraction of diamonds from riverbeds or oceans. In alluvial mining, considerable amounts of sand must first be removed from the area. Mining of a diamond-bearing pipe starts with the excavation of a pit into the pipe. Hard rock is drilled and the broken material (overburden) is removed. Once a mining operation yields ore, the diamonds must be sorted from the other materials and approximately 100 to 250 tons of ore must be mined and processed to produce a one-carat, polished, gem-quality diamond (Dundek, 1999).

There are two types of mineral deposits: placer deposits, where the target mineral is located within unconsolidated materials such as river gravels and beach sands, and lode deposits, where target mineral is located within a mass of rock. Both types can be extracted by surface mining, where overlying vegetation, soil and/or bedrock are removed to reach the deposit, or by underground mining where tunnels or shafts are dug to reach the deposit (UNEP, 2003).

During surface mining, the soil, subsoil, and strata are broken and removed; when soil is removed, the soil structure breaks down and compacts, preventing normal organic matter from getting into the soil (Eisler, 2000). Due to changes in soil composition, micro flora and microorganisms are destroyed by the changes in the soil and the lack of organic components (Glidden, 2003). Many native species of plants are unable to adjust. Displaced species encroach on neighboring ecosystems, which may cause overpopulation and disruption of adjacent habitats (Glidden, 2003).

References: Dundek, Marijan. Diamonds. 3rd ed. United Kingdom: Noble Gems Publications, 1999. 332. Print. Eisler, Ronald. Biogeochemical Health, and Ecotoxicological Perspectives on Gold and Gold Mining. 1st ed. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 2000. 214. Print Glidden, Debra. "Surface Mining." Environmental Encyclopedia. Ed. Marci Bortman, Peter Brimblecombe, and Mary Ann Cunningham. 3rd ed. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 1361-1363. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Feb. 2011. Lerner. 3rd ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 2579-2582. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 1 Feb. 2011 Newton, David E., and William C. Haneberg. "Mining." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth United Nations Environment Programme.Environmental Encyclopedia. Ed. Marci Bortman, Peter Brimblecombe, and Mary Ann Cunningham. 3rd ed. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 1437-1438. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anavh07 (talk • contribs) 00:32, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

The Title
Did the phrase "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" exist before the song? Is it in the Anita Loos books (or articles)? MBG02 (talk) 20:07, 18 August 2018 (UTC)