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- ↑ The Diamond Maker title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database, accessed 16 March 2014.
- ↑ Artificial Diamonds,[ dead link ] Human Touch of Chemistry, accessed 16 March 2014.
- ↑ History of Man Made Diamonds Man Made Diamond Information, accessed 16 March 2014.
