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Chloe Diamond largest round brilliant-cut diamond ever put on auction. Sold on November 14, 2007 at Sotheby's in Geneva to Georges Marciano of the Guess clothing line for $16.2 million, the second-highest price ever paid for a diamond on auction. Took 2 years to cut. Color: colorless,D-color Cut Weight(carat): 84.37 Cut: Round
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De Young Red Diamond weighing 5.03 carats (1.01 g), the fourth-largest known red diamond GIA graded as the FANCY DARK REDDISH BROWN, was bought in a flea market on a hatpin by Sidney deYoung a prominent Boston estate jewelry merchant. It was donated by him to the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. Color: red Cut Weight(carat): 5.03 Cut: Round Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1927
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Dresden Yellow Diamond Famous round-cut yellow diamond weighing 38 carats on display at the Green Vaults of the Albertinum Museum in Dresden, Germany. Color: yellow Cut Weight(carat): 38 Cut: Round
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Martian Pink Named by American jeweler Ronald Winston in 1976. Sold by auction in May 2012 for US $17 million, "the largest round fancy intense pink diamond to ever go under the hammer", according to Christie's. Color: pink Cut Weight(carat): 12.04 Cut: Round
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Strawn-Wagner Diamond a diamond which received a "perfect" 0/0/0 rating from the American Gem Society, weighing 3.03 carats (0.61 g) rough and 1.09 carats (0.22 g) cut. On exhibit at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, where it was found in 1990. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 3.03 Cut Weight(carat): 1.09 Cut: Round Country of origin: America Date discovered: 1990
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Williamson pink diamond The Williamson pink diamond is flawless pink diamond discovered at the Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania in 1947. The owner of the mine, Canadian geologist John Williamson, gave the uncut stone to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip upon their wedding in November 1947. Color: pink Cut Weight(carat): 23.6 Cut: Round Country of origin: Tanzania Date discovered: 1947
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