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White Colored or
Colorless Diamonds
The most traditional
and popular color
associated with the Diamond is white, or colorless, and is strongly favored as a popular gem in jewelry. However, the white colored,
or, colorless, diamond is
categorised into the following: Colorless, Nearly colorless, Faintly
tinted (usually yellow), Lightly tinted (usually yellow) and Tinted
(usually yellow but may progress to brownish). The scale and grades for
colorless diamonds goes from 'D' (colorless) to 'Z' (dark yellow). The
less color, the more expensive.
Famous
White Diamonds
The most famous White diamonds in the world include:
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In 1701 the white, or colorless, Regent diamond discovered by a
slave in the Parteal Mines on the Kistna River
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In 1880 the white, or colorless Porter Rhodes Diamond came from
the claim of Mr. Porter-Rhodes in the Kimberly Mine
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In 1895 the Jubilee Diamond, a white, cushion-shaped diamond,
was found in the Jagersfontein Mine
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In 1968/68 the movie star Elizabeth Taylor became the owner of
the famous Krupp diamond and then the Taylor-Burton diamond
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Other names of Famous White Diamonds are the
Cullinan I
(aka the Star of Africa), Cullinan II, Centenary, Lesotho Promise,
Jubilee, Millennium Star, La Luna, Orlov (aka Orloff)
(Near White), Jacob, Moon, Paragon, Premier Rose, Queen of
Holland, Great Brazilian, Niarchos, Jonker, Al-Nader, Taj-i-Mah,
Edna Star, Rojtman, Cartier, Koh-i-Noor, Uncle Sam Diamond
The Color Scale or
Grade for White or Colorless Diamonds
The scale or
grade for colorless diamonds goes from 'D' (colorless - most expensive) to 'Z' (dark
yellow - cheapest). |
