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The Canary Diamond is an uncut canary-yellow 17.86 carat diamond found in 1917 at what is now the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. [1] [2] It is in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. [3] The diamond was in the collection of civil engineer and mineral collector Washington Roebling; his son donated it, along ...
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In 1953 the GIA developed its International Diamond Grading System and the "four Cs" (cut, clarity, color, and carat weight) as a standard to compare and evaluate the quality of diamonds. [ 2 ] As of 2024, the institute is headquartered in Carlsbad, California , and operates in 13 countries, with 11 campuses, 9 laboratories, and 4 research centers.
In contrast to precious metals, there is no universal world price per gram for diamonds. The industry refers to price guides. Rough diamond prices have historically been impacted by the mining companies controlling supply, most notably De Beers. However, after the dismantling of the De Beers cartel in 2001, the industry is now more fragmented ...
Type Ib diamonds absorb green light in addition to blue, and have a more intense or darker yellow or brown colour than Type Ia diamonds. The stones have an intense yellow or occasionally brown tint; the rare canary diamonds belong to this type, which represents only 0.1% of known natural diamonds. The visible absorption spectrum is gradual ...
This is a partial list of the largest non-synthetic diamonds with a rough stone (uncut) weight of over 200 carats (40 grams). [1] The list is not intended to be complete—e.g., the Cullinan (formerly Premier) mine alone has produced 135 diamonds larger than 200 carats since mining commenced.
This is a list of countries by diamond production, based on data reported by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. Diamond production [1] ... 31.2 Botswana: 25. ...
The Jacob Diamond, also known as the Imperial or Victoria Diamond, is a colourless diamond from India (or from the Golconda mines) [1] ranked as the fifth-biggest polished diamond in the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The last nizam of the Hyderabad State , Mir Osman Ali Khan , found the diamond in the toe of the shoe of his father ( Mahboob Ali Khan ) at ...