From the famous Indian diamond in the British crown until sapphire the size of a soccer ball - Learn about the most perfect gems in the world :
1. Diamond Kohinur (Koh-i-Noor Diamond), the British crown jewel
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Kohinur this 106 -carat diamond that was once the largest diamond in the world . Earlier it belonged to various rulers in India. Today it is owned by the British royal family and is part of the crown jewels .
When a diamond Kohinur into the hands of the British royal family, he weighed 186 carats (37 grams). Prince Albert thoroughly searched the master diamond processing with a very good reputation and went to the Netherlands, where he instr
ucted the mission to cut a diamond to a certain Mr. Cantor (Cantor), who took up the challenge . Then, the diamond was presented to Queen Victoria .
He was one of the jewels in the crown of the Queen, and the last time it was of Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon (Queen Mother) at the time of his coronation , in honor of the fact that she became Empress of India .
2 . "Sapphire Millennium " (Millennium), engraved sapphire the size of a soccer ball
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"Sapphire Goals" the size of a soccer ball - a precious stone engraved with its famous historical figures . Sapphire is sold, if someone decides to spend his $ 180 million and promised that this miracle size of 61,500 carats will be placed in the open to the public site .
Designed by Italian artist Alessio Boschi (Alessio Boschi), "Sapphire Millennium" was conceived as a tribute to human genius and includes a 134 person, including persons Beethoven , Michelangelo , Shakespeare, Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King, Jr. .
" Sapphire Millennium" is in possession of a consortium of investors led by Daniel McKinney (Daniel McKinney). Over the past 15 years, an impressive carved sapphire was on public view only twice - in 2002 at the Oscars , and two years later, on the first voyage of the cruise liner «Sapphire Princess».
28 -inch "Sapphire Millennium" was found in Madagascar in 1995. In its raw state, it weighed about 90 000 carats , but lost about a third of its mass during the treatment , which took two years, and which was completed in 2000 .
3 . Aquamarine Don Pedro (Don Pedro), the largest aquamarine in the world
The world's largest aquamarine , carved from a single piece , is on permanent exhibition in Washington near the Hope Diamond (Hope Diamond) and earrings Marie-Antoinette (Marie Antoinette).
Extracted from the Brazilian pegmatite in 1980 , and named in honor of the first two emperors of Brazil , Aquamarine Don Pedro has a special place in the National Museum of Natural History (National Museum of Natural History), which is part of the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian Institution).
blue-green jewel in the form of an obelisk has been processed a cutter famous German , Bernd Munshtaynerom (Bernd Munsteiner), known as the "father of fancy cut ." Product height is 35.5 cm and weighs 10,363 carats, or two pounds.
4 . The largest pearl in the world
The largest luminous pearl in the world has been shown 21 November 2010 , in the town of Wenchang (Wenchang), Hainan (Hainan), Southern China. Weighing six tons and has a diameter of 1.6 meters, this gem is the largest ever discovered and estimated 301,197,000 dollars. In China, the Pearl is valued more highly than diamonds .
Stone , formed mostly of the mineral fluorite , glows green in the dark. Those who found the miracle had to spend three years trying to hone it to form the pearl.
5 . Pink Graff (Graff Pink), the most expensive pink diamond in the world
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Laurence Graff is a major dealer of diamonds and precious stones in the world , and in 2010 he confirmed his reputation by buying a stunning rare 24.78 -carat pink diamond .
He is also the richest living art buyers from the UK, which easily gave 24.1 million dollars in New York for two of the best works by Warhol (Warhol) - « Elvis » (Elvis) and " Campbell's Soup » (Campbell's Soup Can). Laurence Graff (Laurence Graff) also owns five luxury homes in England , France, Switzerland and New York , as well as personal Mediterranean yacht. He also owns his own diamond mine outside of Johannesburg (Johannesburg), along with half a dozen estates in the neighborhood of Mayfair (Mayfair).
Striking "potentially flawless " pink diamond set a new record for the auction price , surprising employees auction house Sotheby's ( Sotheby's). The auction was riddled ahami as rates continued to rise. Pink diamonds have never caused such a commotion in the UK. In the end, the 36th richest man in the UK who is obsessed with diamonds, eccentric, paid $ 45 million , the largest amount ever paid for a jewel .
6. Ethereal Carolina Divine (Ethereal Carolina Divine), the world's largest processed paraibsky tourmaline
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Montreal financier Vincent Boucher (Vincent Boucher) is the owner of Ethereal Carolina Divine Paraiba , paraibskogo tourmaline weighing about 192 carats , which is estimated at between $ 25 to $ 125 million . Ethereal Carolina Divine set a new world record for the largest processed paraibsky tourmaline .
Paraibsky tourmaline is one of the rarest gemstones in the world , highly prized by connoisseurs , collectors and jewelers who paraded elite jewelers worldwide. For every 10,000 diamonds have only one paraibsky tourmaline (named for the Brazilian region where most of the tourmaline was mined , including the one that belongs to Bush) and Boucher noted that to date has been found in only a total of 50 kilograms of gemstone.
7. The huge 478- carat rough diamond
The huge 478- carat diamond was found at the Letseng diamond mine (Letseng Mine) in Lesotho (Lesotho), a small kingdom in South Africa. This is the twentieth largest diamond ever found , and found he was in the mine , where it was already produced three of the largest diamond in the world : the 603- carat " Lesotho Promise » (Lesotho Promise), 493- carat "Heritage Letenga » (Leteng Legacy) and the 601- carat " Lesotho Brown » (Lesotho Brown). Similar, but a smaller stone was recently valued at $ 12 million. It is believed that this stone will turn 150 -carat crafted gem that will reduce the value of the current largest diamond Kohinur
8. World's most expensive gemstone , estimated pokaratno , sold at auction
Identified as one of the most unique gemstones in the world , perfect blue diamond was awarded the title of most expensive gemstone in the world in 2007. 6.04 -carat stone was sold for 7.98 million dollars at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. Flawless blue diamond was sold for 1.32 million dollars per carat .
Lucky buyer was the London-based company «Moussaieff Jewelers», who was happy to purchase this diamond from a private Asian collector, as this stone will be adding to their collection of rare gems. Blue diamonds have been known to attract the obscenely rich moneybags his brilliant dark charisma. Although it is not the largest stone , his skilful cutting and " bright blue" color justify a huge price for 1 carat , which is almost ten times that of a conventional 1 carat white diamond.
9. Emerald " Bahia " (Bahia Emerald), the world's largest
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Emerald " Bahia " is one of the largest emeralds in the world and contains the largest crystal ever found . Stone weighing about 381 pounds ( 1.9 million carats ) was discovered in the Brazilian state of Bahia (Bahia). He narrowly escaped flooding during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 , while being stored in a warehouse in New Orleans. Subsequently , in September 2008, it was reported stolen from a secured vault in South El Monte (South El Monte), Los Angeles, California. While the stone was estimated at about $ 400 million , its true value is unclear. At some point, even emerald exhibited on eBay at a price of $ 75 million .
After he was transported from Brazil to the United States , there have been numerous unsuccessful attempts to sell it, however, prevented the sale of mixed ownership them . In the end , the emerald has been withdrawn from the dealer of precious stones from Las Vegas and brought to the disposal of the Sheriff's Department of Los Angeles.
10 . Red diamond Musaeva (Moussaieff Red), the most famous red diamond
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Once known as the Red Diamond Shield (Red Shield Diamond), Red diamond Musaeva - is the largest red diamond in the world, whose size is 5.11 carats. Discovered in Brazil in the 1990s, the diamond has a triangular brilliant cut (also known as the cut " Trillian ") and was most recently on display at the show in 2003 called " The splendor of diamonds » (Splendor of Diamonds), which was held at the Smithsonian the museum.