List of individual gemstones
A number of individual gemstones are famous in their own right, either because of their size and beauty or because of the people who owned or wore them.
Aquamarines
- Dom Pedro, the world's largest cut and polished aquamarine. Housed in the permanent collection of the Houston Museum of Natural Science
Diamonds
- See List of diamonds
Emeralds
- Bahia Emerald[1]
- Carolina Emperor,[2][3] 310 carats uncut, 64.8 carats cut; discovered in the United States in 2009, resides in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
- Chalk Emerald
- Duke of Devonshire Emerald
- Emerald of Saint Louis,[4] 51.60 carats cut; discovered in Austria, probably Habachtal, resides in the National Museum of Natural History, Paris
- Gachalá Emerald[5]
- Mogul Mughal Emerald
- Patricia Emerald,[6] 632 carats uncut, dihexagonal (12 sided); discovered in Colombia in 1920, resides in the American Museum of Natural History, New York
Opals
- Andamooka Opal, presented to Queen Elizabeth II, also known as the Queen's Opal
- Flame Queen Opal
- Galaxy Opal
- Halley's Comet Opal, the world's largest uncut black opal
- Olympic Australis Opal, reported to be the largest and most valuable gem opal ever found
Pearls
- Abernathy Pearl
- Arco Valley Pearl
- La Peregrina
- Pearl of Lao Tzu
- Pearl of Puerto, largest known pearl
- Servilia's pearl, most expensive pearl of all time
Sapphires
- Logan Sapphire
- Star of Bombay, given to Mary Pickford by Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
- Star of India
- Stuart Sapphire
- Black Star of Queensland
- Star of Adam, with a weight of 1,404.49 carats (280.898 g), it is the largest star sapphire in the world.
- Queen Marie of Romania Sapphire
Spinels
- Black Prince's Ruby, actually a spinel mounted on the Imperial State Crown
- Samarian Spinel, the world's largest spinel
- Timur Ruby, believed to be a ruby until 1851, hence its name
Topazes
- American Golden Topaz, the largest cut yellow topaz, weighing nearly 23,000 carats (4.6 kg).
- Chalmers Topaz, a 5,899.5-carat (1.17990 kg) cut topaz.
Tsavorite
- Lion of Merelani, a square cushion cut tsavorite that weighs 116.76 carats and has 177 facets. It is on display at the Smithsonian Institution.
Images
Black Prince's Ruby (front cross)
References
- Allen, Nick (September 24, 2010). "Judge to decide who owns 250 million Bahia emerald.html". The Daily Telegraph, UK. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- Gast, Phil (2010-09-01). "North Carolina emerald: Big, green and very rare". CNN. Cable News Network (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.). Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- Stancill, Jane (2012-03-16). "N.C. gems to shine at museum". The News & Observer. The News & Observer Publishing Co. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- "Emeraude de Saint Louis - St Louis Emerald". CRPG: Le Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- "Gachala Emerald". National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- "Patricia Emerald". AMNH. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
External links
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