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Allnatt Diamond A 101.29-carat (20.26 g) antique cushion-shaped brilliant fancy vivid yellow diamond. Color: yellow Cut Weight(carat): 101.29 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: probably South Africa Date discovered: unknown (pre-1950s)
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Ashberg Diamond It is said that this amber-colored, cushion-shaped diamond weighing 102.48 carats, was formerly part of the Russian Crown Jewels. It must have been a late addition to that collection because the stone bears all the characteristics of one from South Africa. In 1934 the Russian Trade Delegation sold the diamond to Mr. Ashberg, a leading Stockholm banker. The Stockholm firm of Bolin, former Crown Jewellers to the Court of St. Petersburg, mounted it as a pendant. In 1949 the Ashberg was displayed, mounted in a necklace containing diamonds and other gemstones, at the Amsterdam Exhibition, the aim of which was to attract new workers to the diamond industry. Ten years later the Bukowski auction house in Stockholm put the Ashberg up for sale but it failed to reach its reserve and was withdraw. Then its owner succeeded in selling the gem to a private buyer whose name was not revealed. Finally, in May, 1981, Christies auctioned the diamond in Geneva where once again it failed to reach its reserve and was withdrawn. Source: Diamonds - Famous, Notable and Unique by GIA and Famous Diamonds by Ian Balfour. Color: amber Cut Weight(carat): 102.48 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: Russia
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Centenary Diamond 273.85 carats (54.77 g), modified heart-shaped brilliant, the world's largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 599 Cut Weight(carat): 273.85 Cut: Heart Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 17 July 1986
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Cora Sun-Drop Diamond largest known pear-shape fancy vivid yellow diamond, found in South-Africa Color: yellow Cut Weight(carat): 110.3 Cut: Pear Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 2010
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Cross of Asia discovered in 1902 in South Africa as a 280-carat (56 g) crystal. At first diamond was cut to 142 carats (28 g), and next the cut was three times changed to 112 carats (22 g), a cushion-cut of 109.28 carats (the weight Lawrence Copeland's "Diamonds - Famous, Notable and Unique" lists it at) measuring 1? กม ? กม ? inches, and finally into a radiant-cut gem of 79.12 carats (15.82 g) to eliminate all flaws. It is Fancy Yellow and Internally Flawless. Color: yellow Rough Weight(carat): 200 Cut Weight(carat): 142 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1902
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Darya-ye Noor Diamond The largest pink diamond in the world, approximately 182 carats (36 g), originally from India but now part of Iranian Crown Jewels. Its exact weight is not known; 182 carats (36 g) is an estimate. Color: pink Cut Weight(carat): 182 Cut: Tabular, free-form. Inscribed. Country of origin: India
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Deepdene widely considered to be the largest artificially irradiated diamond in the world, at 104.52 carats (20.90 g). Color: yellow Cut Weight(carat): 104.52 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: Premier Mine,South Africa
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Earth Star Diamond Earth Star Diamond was found at South African mine of De Beers, the Jagersfontein Mine on May 16, 1967. The diamond came from the 2,500-foot (760 m) level of the volcanic diamond-bearing pipe. The rough gem weighed 248.9 carats (49.8 g) and was cut into a 111.59 carats (22.32 g) pear-shaped gem with a strong brown color and extraordinary brilliance. The diamond was bought in 1983 for $900,000. Color: brown Cut Weight(carat): 111.59 Cut: Pear Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: May 16, 1967
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Florentine Diamond a lost diamond, light yellow with a weight of 137.27 carats (27.45 g). Color: yellow Cut Weight(carat): 137.27 Cut: Nine-sided 126-facet double rose cut Country of origin: India
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Golden Jubilee Diamond the largest faceted diamond ever cut at 545.67 carats (109.13 g) Color: yellow-brown Rough Weight(carat): 755.5 Cut Weight(carat): 545.67 Cut: Fire Rose Cushion Cut Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1985
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Great Chrysanthemum Diamond The Great Chrysanthemum Diamond is a diamond measuring 104.15 carats (20.830 g) with a Pear-Shaped Modified Brilliant Cut, rated in colour as Fancy Orange-Brown and I1 clarity by the Gemological Institute of America. The diamond's origins are in South Africa, where it was bought by the jeweler Julius Cohen as a 198.28 carat (39.656 g) rough in 1963. Color: orange-brown Cut Weight(carat): 104.15 Cut: Pear Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1963
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Great Mogul Diamond fabled 280-carat (56 g) mogul-cut diamond, now lost, although presumed by historians to have been re-cut as the Orlov. Cut Weight(carat): 280 Cut: Mughal-cut Country of origin: India Date discovered: 1650
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