List of diamonds
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A number of large or extraordinarily colored [[diamond]]s have gained fame, both as exquisite examples of the beautiful nature of diamonds, and because of the famous people who wore, bought, and sold them. A partial list of famous diamonds in history follows.
==List of Famous Diamonds==
[[Image:centenarydiamond.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Centenary Diamond]]]]
[[Image:Darya-e Noor Diamond of Iran.png|thumb|150px|right|[[Darya-ye Noor]]]]
[[Image:Tiffany Diamond.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Tiffany Yellow Diamond]]]]
[[Image:Steinmetzpinkdiamond.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Steinmetz Pink Diamond]]]]
*The [[Allnatt Diamond]], a large Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond
*The Agra Diamond
*The [[Amsterdam Diamond]], a 33.74 carat (6.748 g) [[carbonado|black diamond]] which sold for $352,000 in 2001
*The Archduke Joseph Diamond
*The [[Ashberg Diamond]]
*The Briolette of India Diamond
*The [[Centenary Diamond]], the world's largest colorless ([[Diamond color|grade D]]), flawless diamond
*The Chloe Diamond, the largest top-quality, brilliant-cut white diamond ever to appear at auction, bought for just under $16.2 million and named by Georges Marciano, founder of Guess Jeans.
*The [[Cullinan Diamond]], the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found at 3106.75 carats (621.35 g). It was cut into 105 diamonds including the Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, 530.2 carats (106.04 g), and the Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, 317.4 carats (63.48 g). '''(Feature of the [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|British Crown Jewels]] [[Imperial State Crown]])'''
*The [[Darya-ye Noor Diamond]], the largest pink diamond in the world, about 186 carats (36.4 g), part of [[Iranian Crown Jewels]]. Its exact weight isn't known and 186 carats is an estimate.
*The [[Deepdene]], widely considered to be the largest artificially irradiated diamond in the world
*The De Young Red Diamond, the third-largest known red diamond 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 museum of natural history.
*The [[Dresden Green Diamond]] - its colour is the result of natural irradiation
*The Dresden White Diamond
*The Dresden Yellow Diamond
*The Dudley Diamond, more commonly known as the Star of South Africa.
*The Beau Sancy, a 34-carat diamond not to be confused with the Sancy.
*The Blue Heart Diamond
*The [[Earth Star Diamond]] a 111.59-carat, pear-shaped diamond with a strong brown color.
*The Empress Eugenie Diamond
*The [[Excelsior Diamond]], the largest known diamond in the world prior to the Cullinan
*The [[Florentine Diamond]], a lost diamond, light yellow with a weight of 137.27 carats (27.45 g).
*The [[Golden Jubilee Diamond]], the largest faceted diamond ever cut at 545.67 carats (109.13 g)
*The Graff Blue Diamond
*The [[Great Chrysanthemum Diamond]]
*The Great Mogul Diamond
*The Gruosi Diamond
*The [[Heart of Eternity Diamond]], perhaps the largest Fancy Vivid Blue
*The [[Heart of the Ocean]], a famous [[Hope Diamond]] that was wore in the [[Titantic]].
*The [[Hope Diamond]], Fancy Dark Grayish-Blue and supposedly cursed. Almost certainly cut from the French Blue Diamond
*The Hortensia Diamond
*The Idol's Eye
*The [[Incomparable Diamond]], a golden 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
*The [[Jacob Diamond]] weighing 184.5 carats (36.90 g), also known as Imperial Diamond & Victoria Diamond.
*The [[Jones Diamond]]
*The [[Jubilee Diamond]], originally known as the Reitz Diamond; perhaps the sixth-largest in the world.
*The Kimberley Diamond
*The [[Koh-i-Noor]], very old (mentioned in [[Baburnama]] of 1526) and surrounded by legend and believed to be the most precious. It was taken from an Indian King during the British rule in India''' (Feature of the British [[Queen consort]]'s [[Crown of Queen Elizabeth|Crown]], last worn by [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother]] before her death in 2002.)'''
*The [[Lesotho Promise]], is the 15th-largest diamond, the tenth-largest white diamond, and the largest diamond to be found in 13 years
*The [[Millennium Star]], at 203 carats is the second-largest colorless ([[Diamond color|grade D]]), flawless diamond.
[[Image:Pumpkindiamond4.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Pumpkin Diamond]]]]
[[Image:Koh-i-Noor_new_version_copy.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Koh-i-Noor]]]]
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*The [[Moon of Baroda]]
*The [[Moussaieff Red Diamond]], the largest known Fancy Vivid Red
*The Mouna Diamond
*The Nassak Diamond
*The Nepal Diamond
*The [[Nizam Diamond]]
*The [[Nur-Ul-Ain Diamond]]
*The [[Ocean Dream Diamond]], the only known natural Fancy Deep Blue-Green
*The [[Oppenheimer Diamond]], one of the largest uncut diamonds in the world
*The [[Orlov (diamond)|Orlov]], an Indian rose cut rumored to have served as the eye of a Hindu statue
*The [[Paragon Diamond]]
*The Porter Rhodes Diamond, a colorless 53-carat Asscher cut stone
*The Portuguese Diamond
*The [[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
*The [[Pumpkin Diamond]], perhaps the largest Fancy Vivid Orange
*Pure Perfection, 84 carats, pure white. The largest [[brilliant-cut]] diamond ever put on auction. Sold on Nov. 14, 2007, at [[Sotheby's]] in Geneva to Georges Marciano of the [[Guess (clothing)|Guess]] clothing line for $16.2 million, the second-highest price ever paid for a diamond on auction. Took 2 years to cut.
*The Red Cross Diamond
*The [[Regent Diamond]], formerly belonging to Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Napoleon Bonaparte, it now resides in the [[Louvre]]
*The [[Sancy]], a pale yellow diamond currently in the [[Louvre]]
*The [[Shah Diamond]], very old yellow diamond (found approximately in 1450 in India) currently housed in the Diamond Fund in Kremlin
*The [[Spirit of de Grisogono Diamond]], the world's largest cut black diamond
*The [[Spoonmaker's Diamond]], circa 86-carat (17 g) diamond housed in [[Topkapı Palace]] in [[Istanbul]].
*The Star of Arkansas
*The [[Star of the East]], a 95-carat (19 g) stone once owned by Mrs. Evalyn McLean of Washington DC, who also owned the Hope Diamond
*The [[Great Star of Africa]] or [[Cullinan Diamond]], the largest rough [[gemstone]]-quality diamond ever found at 3,106.75 [[carats]].
*The [[Star of the South]]
*The [[Steinmetz Pink Diamond]], the largest known Fancy Vivid Pink
*The [[Taylor-Burton Diamond]]
*The [[Tiffany Yellow Diamond]]
*The [[Uncle Sam (diamond)|Uncle Sam Diamond]], the largest discovered in the US
*The Vargas
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==External links==
* [http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/ Famous Diamonds Overview Site] Ryan Thompson's overview site with many stories and photos. Non Commercial.
* [http://www.farlang.com/diamonds/famous-diamonds Farlang Famous Diamonds] Several full text books and article of many famous diamonds. Non Commercial.
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