FAMOUS DIAMONDS

Crater of Diamonds State Park

Crater of Diamonds State Park

Crater of Diamonds State Park is a 911-acre (369 ha) Arkansas state park in Pike County, Arkansas, in the United States. The park features a 37.5-acre (15.2-hectare) plowed field, one of the few diamond-bearing site accessible to the...

Crater of Diamonds State Park

Crater of Diamonds State Park is a 911-acre (369 ha) Arkansas state park in Pike County, Arkansas, in the United States. The park features a 37.5-acre (15.2-hectare) plowed field, one of the few diamond-bearing site accessible to the...

Golconda diamonds

Golconda diamonds

Golconda diamonds were mined in the Godavari delta region of the present-day states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. Golconda Fort in the western part of modern-day Hyderabad was a seat of the Golconda Sultanate and became an important centre for diamond enhancement, lapidary, and trading....

Golconda diamonds

Golconda diamonds were mined in the Godavari delta region of the present-day states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. Golconda Fort in the western part of modern-day Hyderabad was a seat of the Golconda Sultanate and became an important centre for diamond enhancement, lapidary, and trading....

Koh-i-noor

Koh-i-noor

The Koh-i-Noor (Persian for 'Mountain of Light'; /ˌkoʊɪˈnʊər/ KOH-in-OOR),[b][4][5] also spelled Koh-e-Noor, Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g).[a] It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The diamond is currently...

Koh-i-noor

The Koh-i-Noor (Persian for 'Mountain of Light'; /ˌkoʊɪˈnʊər/ KOH-in-OOR),[b][4][5] also spelled Koh-e-Noor, Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g).[a] It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The diamond is currently...

Daria-i-Noor

Daria-i-Noor

The Daria-i-Noor (Sea of Light) diamond from the collection of the national jewels of Iran at Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran (Tehran). Weight 182 carats (36.4 g) Color Pale pink[1] Cut...

Daria-i-Noor

The Daria-i-Noor (Sea of Light) diamond from the collection of the national jewels of Iran at Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran (Tehran). Weight 182 carats (36.4 g) Color Pale pink[1] Cut...

HOPE DIAMOND

HOPE DIAMOND

The Hope Diamond is a 45.52 carats (9.104 g; 0.3211 oz) diamond extracted in the 17th century from the Kollur Mine in Guntur, India.[1][2] It is blue in color due to trace amounts of boron. Its exceptional size has revealed new information...

HOPE DIAMOND

The Hope Diamond is a 45.52 carats (9.104 g; 0.3211 oz) diamond extracted in the 17th century from the Kollur Mine in Guntur, India.[1][2] It is blue in color due to trace amounts of boron. Its exceptional size has revealed new information...

TAVERNIER

TAVERNIER

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier in oriental costume, 1679 Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605–1689)[1][2] was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveler.[3] Tavernier, a private individual and merchant traveling at his own expense, covered, by his own account,...

TAVERNIER

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier in oriental costume, 1679 Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605–1689)[1][2] was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveler.[3] Tavernier, a private individual and merchant traveling at his own expense, covered, by his own account,...