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Gruosi Diamond a heart-shaped black diamond, weighing 115.34 carats (23.07 g). Color: black Cut Weight(carat): 115.34 Cut: Heart Country of origin: India Date discovered: 1998
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Incomparable Diamond a brownish-yellow diamond of 407.48 carats (81.496 g) cut from an 890 carat (178 g) rough diamond of the same name - it appeared on eBay in 2002. Internally Flawless clarity. Several other smaller diamonds were also cut from the crystal. Color: brownish-yellow Rough Weight(carat): 890 Cut Weight(carat): 407.48 Cut: Shield-Shaped Step Cut Country of origin: Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) Date discovered: 1984
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Jacob Diamond Cushion cut weighing 184.5 carats (36.90 g) also known as Imperial Diamond & Victoria Diamond. Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 184.5 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: India Date discovered: 1884
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Jubilee Diamond originally known as the Reitz Diamond; perhaps the sixth-largest in the world at 245.35 carats (49.07 g). Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 245.3 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1895
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Koh-i-Noor a 105.6 carat (21.6 g) white of Indian origin, with a long and turbulent history and a good deal of legend surrounding it. After belonging to various Mughal and Persian rulers, it was gifted away by the Maharaja Duleep Singh of Lahore to Queen Victoria during the British Raj, and is now part of the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 105.6 Country of origin: India
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Millennium Star at 203.04 carats (40.61 g) is the second-largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 777 Cut Weight(carat): 203.04 Cut: Pear Brilliant Country of origin: Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) Date discovered: 1990
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Mouna Diamond 112.53 carats (22.51 g), Fancy Intense Yellow cushion-shaped brilliant. Color: yellow Cut Weight(carat): 112.53 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1980s
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Nizam Diamond reportedly 340 carats (68 g). Possibly a large colorless topaz. Whereabouts unknown. Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 340 Cut: Almond Country of origin: India
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Orlov an Indian mogul cut rumored to have served as the eye of a Hindu statue, and currently is part of the Kremlin diamond fund, weighing approximately 190 carats (38 g). Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 190 Cut: Half egg, eight rings of brilliant-cut Country of origin: India
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Paragon One of the largest flawless diamonds in the world is known as The Paragon ¡ª a D-class gem weighing 137.82 carats (27.56 g), which is the 10th largest white diamond in the world. Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 137.82 Cut: Unusual 7-sided diamond
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Portuguese Diamond 127-carat (25 g) antique emerald cut with a pale yellow body color and very strong blue fluorescence. Part of the Smithsonian's collection. Color: pale yellow Cut Weight(carat): 127.01 Cut: Antique emerald,octagonal-cut Country of origin: probably Brazil Date discovered: 18th century
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Premier Rose Diamond 137.02-carat (27.4 g) stone cut from a 353.9-carat (70.8 g) rough gem of the same name Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 137 Cut: Pear Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: March 1978
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