The largest and most expensive diamond in the world.
The largest and most expensive stone in the world is the Cullinan diamond, which was discovered in Premier, Zaire, South Africa on1October 27th, 1905. It weighs 3 106 carats, is 100 mm long, 65 mm wide and 50 mm thick. According to geologists' speculation, the discovered Cullinan diamond crystal is only one-third of the original complete crystal, and two-thirds have not been discovered. Gem industry experts estimate? Cullinan? It is worth as much as $7.5 billion.
What do you know about diamonds? Thousands of years ago, collecting high-value diamonds was one of the hobbies of kings and dignitaries. Diamonds are very popular with people. If you dig a big and rare diamond in your backyard, haha, you will get rich overnight. Almost everyone wants to treasure these bright gems in their house or palace. Let's count the most expensive diamonds in history
1.Koh-I-Noor is priceless.
Koh-I-Noor means the mountain of light in Persian. Weighing about 105 carat (2 1.6g), it was once the largest diamond in the world. It came from a mine in Andhra Pradesh, India, and experienced the rulers of Sikhism, Mughal and Persian Empire, and these rulers also had conflicts with each other. The length, width and height of the smooth drilling base are 36.00 mm, 3 1.90 mm and 1.03 mm respectively. Now it has been owned by the British royal family and placed in the Tower of London.
2. Sansi diamonds are priceless.
Xianxi diamond weighs about 55.23 carats (1 1.05g). This pale yellow diamond once belonged to Mughal the Great. It is said that it originated in India and was the first big diamond cut into symmetrical faces. It is currently kept in the French Crown Jewelry Collection in the Louvre.
3. Tianxi, 400 million US dollars.
The heart of Africa weighs about 3 10675 carats (62 1.35g) and is the largest rough diamond in the world. This rough diamond was polished and cut into 530.2 carats (106.0g), which was the largest diamond in the world until 190.
4. Diamond of Hope, $350 million.
The Heart of Hope weighs about 45.52 carats (9. 10g) and is currently in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington. It looks blue to the naked eye because diamonds contain a small amount of boron, but under the irradiation of ultraviolet rays, diamonds will emit red light.
5. De Beers century-old diamonds, 654.38 billion US dollars.
De Beers Century Diamond was rated as D by American Gemmological Association, which is the highest grade of diamond. Weighing about 54.77 carats, it is the third largest diamond produced by Delbis Primier diamond mine.
6. pink diamond, steinmetz, $25 million.
Steinmetz pink diamond, weighing about 50.60 carats (11.92g), was rated as a brilliant pink diamond by American Gemmological Association (color grade: bright pink). This diamond is by far the largest bright pink diamond. It once shined in the Smithsonian Museum's Diamond Light Exhibition.
7. witters Bach Diamonds,16.4 million USD.
Vitesse Bach blue diamond weighs about 35.36 carats (7. 1 1g), with a diameter of 40mm, a width of 8.29mm and a clarity of VS 2. It was once a gem set in the crowns of the kings of Austria and Bavaria, and its color and purity can be compared with the diamond of hope.
8. Eternal Heart,160,000 USD.
It was first discovered in a diamond mine in South Africa. ? An eternal heart? Weighing 27.64 carats (5.528 grams), it was rated as brilliant blue diamond (color grade: fancy bright blue) by American Gemmological Association. It is a very rare colored diamond. The original diamond was cut by steinmetz Diamond Group and sold to De Beers.
9. musaev Red Diamond, $7 million.
Museyev red diamond weighs 5. 1 1 carat (1.022g) and is cut in a triangle shape. GIA rated it as brilliant red diamond (color grade: fancy red). Although the Museyev red diamond is small compared with other rare diamonds, it is the largest brilliant red diamond among all the red diamonds evaluated by GIA.
10. Onat diamonds, $3 million.
This diamond is named after Major Alfred Ernest Ornat, one of the former owners of the yellow diamond. ? Ernat? This diamond weighs 10 1.29 carats (20.258 grams) and is rated as a brilliant yellow diamond (color grade: fancy bright yellow) by the American Gemmological Association. No one knows where the diamond was found, but some experts say it may have come from the diamond mine in Primir, De Beers.