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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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Archduke Joseph Diamond Antique cushion-shaped brilliant, originally weighing 78.54 carats (15.71 g), purchased by Molina Jewelers of Arizona sometime in the late-1990s and slightly re-cut to 76.45 carats (15.29 g) to improve clarity and symmetry. D color, Internally Flawless. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 78.54 Cut Weight(carat): 76.45 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: probably India
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Empress Eugenie Diamond 52-carat (10 g) antique pear-shaped brilliant with an odd, random facet pattern Cut Weight(carat): 52 Cut: Pear Country of origin: Brazil Date discovered: early 18th 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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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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Moussaieff Red Diamond the second largest known Red diamond, at 5.11 carats (1.02 g). Color: red Rough Weight(carat): 13 Cut Weight(carat): 5.11 Cut: Triangular Brilliant Country of origin: Brazil Date discovered: mid-1990s
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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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Star of the East a 95-carat (19 g), pear-shaped, D-color stone, of unknown clarity grade.once owned by Evalyn Walsh McLean of Washington DC, who also owned the Hope Diamond.The diamond is a 94.80-carat Color: colorless Cut Weight(carat): 95 Cut: Pear Country of origin: probably South African
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Star of the South The 128.48-carat Star of the South is one of the world's most famous diamonds. Discovered in 1853, it became the first Brazilian diamond to receive international acclaim. The stone was graded as VS-2 in clarity and Fancy Light Pinkish-Brown in color. It was also determined to be a type Iia diamond. Color: pinkish-brown Cut Weight(carat): 128.48 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: Brazil Date discovered: 1853
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Tereschenko The fancy blue pear-shaped diamond weighing 42.92(8.4 g) metric carats, the fourth largest recorded blue diamond Color: blue Cut Weight(carat): 42 Cut: Pear Country of origin: probably India
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Vargas diamond The Vargas Diamond, discovered in Brazil on August 13, 1938 by Joaquim Venancio Tiago and Manoel Miguel Domingues, was 726.6 carats (145.3 g) when pulled out of the ground. Twenty nine smaller diamonds were carved from the larger rough Vargas Diamond including the 48.26-carat (9.65 g) emerald cut diamond named "President Vargas". Color: blue-white Rough Weight(carat): 726.6 Cut: Rough Diamond Country of origin: Brazil Date discovered: 1938
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