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as Vivid Pink by the Gemological Insti-
tute of America. It’s the largest known
diamond that given a color as Fancy
vivid pink ever. The Steinmitz Pink was
displayed as part of Smithsonian’s
“The Splendor of Diamons” exhibition.
De Beers Centenary Diamond:
$ 100 Millions
The De Beers Centenary Diamond
were classified as D levels by the
Gemological Institute of America. It’s
the highest grade of a diamond that
colorless and internally and externally
flawless. The diamond itself is 273.85
carats (54.77 grams) in weight. This
diamond is the 3rd largest diamond
has been produced by De Beer’s
Premier Mine.
The Hope Diamond :
$350 Millions
The hope diamond is 45.52 carats
(9.10 grams) large diamond that now
located in the Smithsonian Museum
of Natural History in Washington DC.
The diamond looks blue in color to
the naked eye because the number of
traces of boron in the crystal structure
but It shine a red phosphor under
ultraviolet light.
The Cullinan :
$ 400 Millions
The Cullinan Diamond is
3,106,75 carats (621.35 grams)
diamond and is the largest
rough gem quality diamond
ever found in the world. After
polished it become Cullinan I
or Star Africa first and at 530.2
carats (106.0 grams) is the larg-
est diamond in the world until
1985 with the Golden Jubilee of
545.67 carats (109.13 grams)
from the same premier Mine.
The Sancy Diamond :
(Unestimated, Priceless)
The Sancy diamond is 55.23 carat
(11.05 grams) of pale yellow diamond
that once was famous as the belong-
ing of the Great Moguls. It’s believed
that the diamond is Indian origin.
This is the first large diamonds to be
cut with symmetrical facets. The stone
is also unusual because it has no
pavilion – just a pair of crowns, one
on the other. This historical diamond
is now kept in the French Crown Jewel
collection housed at the Louvre.
Koh-I-Noor :
(Unestimated, Priceless)
Koh-I-Noor means as “Mountain of
Light” from Persian. It’s a 105 carat
(21.6 grams) diamond that was once
the largest known diamond in the
world. The Koh-I-Noor was originated
at Golconda in the Andhra Pradesh
state of India. It was owned by vari-
ous Sikh, Mughal and Persian rulers
that fought each other from time to
time. The stone was found to measure
36.00 × 31.90 × 13.04 mm. The
gem remains the property of the Brit-
ish crown and is kept in HM Tower
of London and it’s a popular tourist
attraction.
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