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Inkalamu: The World’s Newest Large Emerald
In Zambia, a “remarkable clarity and a perfectly balanced golden green hue”, 5,655-carat emerald was discovered in early October. This rarity was unearthed at the Kagen mine, the world’s largest emerald mine. The emerald was discovered in the eastern part of Kagem’s largest open-pit mine on October 2 by geologist Debapriya Rakshit and veteran emerald […]
Art from Outer Space
Art from Outer Space Formed by the most powerful forces in the universe, meteorites can often seem like works of art. James Hyslop, Head of Science & Natural History in London, selects highlights from Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites. 1 The Canyon Diablo: blending art and science This Canyon Diablo meteorite […]
Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle’s Diamond Tiara
Meghan Markle wore a stunning diamond tiara designed for Queen Mary loaned to her by the Queen as she walked down the aisle of St George’s Chapel, but what is the Queen Mary tiara and where did Meghan get the tiara? Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan UP NEXT: Queen Elizabeth walks down Abbey aisle in […]
The World’s Most Valuable Diamond Mine is Set to Get Even Bigger
Debswana, the joint venture between Anglo American Plc’s De Beers unit and Botswana’s government, is seeking permission to deepen the Jwaneng mine to 830 meters (2,700 feet), according to a notice published in local newspapers Thursday. The Cut 9 project will extend the mine’s life by 11 years, to 2035, and allow the extraction of […]
Kimberley Diamond Mine
Entrance to Kimberley Kimberley, South Africa, is home to the world’s largest diamond mine, also known as the “Big Hole.” Dug by humans and so large it is visible from space; the pit has yielded some of the world’s largest diamonds and made the De Beers name famous worldwide. At Kimberley visitors can view a […]
The History of One of the World’s Rarest Diamonds
How the DeYoung Red was acquired as part of an estate jewelry collection in which it was wrongly identified as a garnet, but subsequently identified to be a rare red diamond? The DeYoung Red diamond was in the possession of Sidney DeYoung, a jeweler from Boston for quite a long time. The stone had been […]
All About the Argyle Diamond Mine
Located in the remote East Kimberley region of Western Australia, the Argyle mine produces approximately 0.1% of the world’s diamonds supply, and roughly 90% of the globe’s rare pink diamonds. The mine provides white, champagne, and pink diamonds as well as some other very rare colors. The mine itself is a wonder since its […]
The Super Blue Blood Moon Wednesday Is Something the US Hasn’t Seen Since 1866
Skywatchers are in for a special treat: Early Wednesday morning (Jan. 31), a Blue Moon, a total lunar eclipse and a super moon coincide to create a rare lunar event that hasn’t been seen in North America in more than 150 years. This spectacular lunar event, called a “Super Blue Blood Moon,” features the second […]
Employees Accidentally Trash $5 Million in Diamonds at Fifth Avenue Jewelry Store
Employees at Manhattan’s J. Birnbach jewelry store made a $5 million mistake last week when they accidentally threw out a trove of the Fifth Avenue retailer’s precious diamonds. Police initially attributed the missing gems — one of which turned out to be worth a cool $3.2 million — to a robbery. Owner Jonathan Birnbach told […]