The world's largest and most rare, the most important gem, now a lot of collection in jewelry. People all over the world can view and admire them close, understand the legend behind the stone.
Who kills "blue diamond"
Said to stone pavilion, is undoubtedly the natural blue diamond, Hope, this rare blue diamonds from India in 1668 Golconda Kollur ore, blue for boron impurity is contained in the crystal lattice, but originally it formed in the billions of years ago, according to research from the ground 150 kilometers strata, through the volcanic eruption was taken to the ground. It is so rare, precious, that it enough disputes resume writing a novel. 18th century when the Hope Diamond, once the French royal family, later Bourbon royal heads, Diamond trace disappeared in the chaos. It suddenly appeared in 1839 in London and bankers Hope. But not for long, Hope come down behind the diamond was changed hands again. And it as the new owner Evalyn Walsh McLean has brought more tragedy, her son killed, daughter committed suicide, and her husband live in hospital, from now on, Hope Diamond is seen as a gem by the curse. After it has changed hands many times, it is fate, and finally bought down Harry Winston, in 1958, donated to the Smithsonian Institution, the "bad luck" finally ended its displaced trip, Hope Diamond also honor to be the first cornerstone Smithsonian gem pavilion, now people all over the world can come here closer to appreciate this legendary Diamond.
423 - carat huge sapphire
Smithsonian gem in this worthy Logan natural sapphire is one of the world's largest cutting sapphire, size as an egg. It produced in yield optimal sapphire in Sri Lanka, 1997 by the GIA identified as natural gems without heat treatment, it is a kind of soft blue with indigo blue color. And such a great gem, its clarity is also very rare. In 1960, Washington socialite John a. Logan (Polly) ms will be donated to the amazing sapphire diamond brooch gem pavilion.
Asia star bright star
On hearing ". E Star of Asia "(Asia Star) bearing grand name, you can guess it gems in the position in the world. Indeed, it is one of the world's biggest star sapphire, weighing 330 carats, from myanmar, is said to have been Jodhpur, India Kings had. ". E Star of Asia "starlight sapphire quietly in cases, large circular spherical beaming velvet attractive, let every people around after it, but such great stones have such perfect straight 6 Star road is also very rare. What star sapphire is generated? When rutile inclusions in sapphire concentrated to a certain degree, the sapphires will become translucent. If then cut into egg noodle along a specific direction, the direction of the vertical shape of silk rutile star will be reflected.
Shocked the world of 10363 carats
Compared with the introduction of gems before, this from Brazil Minas Gereis Dom Pedro sapphire sea sculpture is a standard form of leviathan. But in fact it is only in the late 1980 s found that one-third of the larger piece of aquamarine, two-thirds of the other had been cut into small pieces as sold the business, while Dom PedroAquamarine has also been changed hands several times in more than 30 years, he might. Until 1999, when Jane ms Mitchell bought it, in order to prevent this the fate of the giant sea sapphire was cut in 2011, she and her husband decided to donate it to the Smithsonian museum. DomPedro is one of the largest plane sea sapphire, today cut division, Bernd Munsteiner spent 4 months to work it out with six months to cut grinding, would finally reach the legendary 10363 carats. The blue sea sculpture obelisk in shape, 35 cm high, carved on the back of the trapezoidal unique decorative pattern to make it look like to glow from within.
