One of the most expensive and rare precious gem on earth is this amazing mineral. The uniqueness of this crystal is expressed, first of all, in its chromaticity.
The natural color is purple-red. This color is given to such diamonds by permanent deformations in the structure of the crystal lattice. The most beautiful stones are rated "fantasy-red color".
Only a few lucky ones had the opportunity to see and hold this stone. There are only fifty pure red diamonds, some of which are in the collections of the most sophisticated connoisseurs, and some are considered missing.
Famous Red Diamonds:
Hancock
Brilliant Hancock was found in Brazil. After cutting, the diamond weighed 0.95 carats. They named a jewel in honor of its owner, Warren Hancock. At Christie's auction, the red Hancock diamond was sold in 1987 at a price of $ 880,000. A good price for a diamond, at that time.
The Rob Red
A red diamond weighing 0.59 carats pear-shaped, named the honor of its owner, Robert Bogel. This is an extremely rare, unique diamond of red color. Presumably a red diamond was found in Brazil.
The Moussaieff Red Diamond
Red diamond Moussaieff weighs 5.11 carats, a triangular cut gemstone. This is the rarest red diamond of "Fantasy color". Although it may seem very small, compared to other famous diamonds, but it is the largest fancy red diamond in the world.
He was found by a Brazilian farmer in the river Abaetezinho in 1990.
The diamond corporation of William Goldberg purchased this diamond and limited it, giving the precious stone the original name Red Shield, in connection with its shape of cut. Now the diamond The red shield belongs to the jewelers of the family Moussaieff, they bought it in 2001 or 2002 at an unknown price.
De Young Red
This is the third largest red diamond in the world, weighing 5.03 carats. The gem is not pure red, with a slight shade of brown. Such diamonds are much more common than ruby-red diamonds, considered to be more pure. Now is in the Smithsonian Museum of Washington.
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