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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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Graff Pink 24.78-carat (4.96 g) A 24.78-carat Fancy Intense Pink diamond and the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction, previously owned by Harry Winston and an unnamed private collector, and bought by Laurence Graff (November 2010). Color: pink Cut Weight(carat): 24.78 Cut: Emerald
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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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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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Heart of Eternity Diamond perhaps the largest fancy vivid blue, weighing 27.64 carats (5.53 g). Color: blue Cut Weight(carat): 27.64 Cut: Heart Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: January 2000
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Hope Diamond 45.52 carats (9.10 g), is a Fancy Dark Grayish-Blue diamond and supposedly cursed. Almost certainly cut from the French Blue Diamond. Color: blue Cut Weight(carat): 45.52 Cut: Antique Cushion Country of origin: India
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Hortensia Diamond peach (slightly orangey pink) color, formerly part of the French Crown Jewels. Displayed in the Louvre. Color: peach Cut Weight(carat): 20 Cut: Flat and Rectangular in Shape Country of origin: India
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Idol's Eye The Idol's Eye diamond is a 70.21-carat, colorless diamond with a slightly bluish tinge, characteristic of diamonds originating from the Golconda Mines in Southern India. Color: Light Blue Rough Weight(carat): 70.21 Cut Weight(carat): 70.21 Country of origin: India Date discovered: mid 16th century
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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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Jones Diamond The ˇ°Jones Diamond,ˇ± also known as the ˇ°Punch Jones Diamond,ˇ± "The Grover Jones Diamond," or "The Horseshoe Diamond," was a 34.48 carat (6.896 g) alluvial diamond found in Peterstown, West Virginia by members of the Jones family. It remains the largest alluvial diamond ever discovered in North America. Color: blueish-white Cut Weight(carat): 34.48 Cut: Horseshoe Country of origin: America Date discovered: 1928
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