List of individual gemstones

A number of gemstones have gained fame, either because of their size and beauty or because of the people who owned or wore them. A list of famous gemstones follows.

Alexandrites

• Smithsonian museums' Alexandrite, the largest cut alexandrite weighing 65.08 carats.

Aquamarines

A birthstone.

• The 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 famous diamonds

Emeralds

Main article: List of emeralds by size

• 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

• The Andamooka Opal, presented to Queen Elizabeth II, also known as the Queen's Opal
• The Flame Queen Opal
• The Galaxy Opal
• The Glorious Jubilee
• The Halley's Comet Opal, the world's largest uncut black opal
• The Olympic Australis Opal, reported to be the largest and most valuable gem opal ever found

Pearls

Main article: List of pearls by size

• Arco Valley Pearl
• La Peregrina
• Satlada – A seven-stringed pearl necklace of the Nizams. Most pearls are white but can be other colors as well.
• The Pearl of Lao Tzu - Philippines
• The Pearl of Puerto - Largest pearl
• Servilia's pearl, most expensive pearl of all time

Rubies

• The DeLong Star Ruby
• The Midnight Star Ruby
• The Neelanjali Ruby
• The Rajaratna Ruby
• The Rosser Reeves Ruby

Sapphires

• The Logan Sapphire
• The Star of Bombay, given to Mary Pickford by Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
• The Star of India
• The Stuart Sapphire
• The Black Star of Queensland
• The Star of Adam, with a weight of 1,404.49 carats (280.898 g) The largest star sapphire in the world.

Spinels

• The Black Prince's Ruby, actually a spinel mounted on the Imperial State Crown
• The Samarian Spinel, the world's largest spinel
• The Timur Ruby, believed to be a ruby until 1851, hence its name

Topazes

• The American Golden Topaz, the largest cut yellow topaz, weighing nearly 23000 carats (4.6 kg).
• The Chalmers Topaz, a 5,899.5-carat (1.17990 kg) cut topaz.

Images

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  Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond
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  Gachalá Emerald
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  Black Prince's Ruby (front cross)
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  Logan Sapphire
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  Chalmers Topaz

See also

• List of gold nuggets by size

References

1. Allen, Nick (September 24, 2010). "Judge to decide who owns 250 million Bahia emerald.html". The Daily Telegraph, UK. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "Emeraude de Saint Louis - St Louis Emerald". CRPG: Le Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
5. "Gachala Emerald". National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
6. "Patricia Emerald". AMNH. Retrieved 2017-12-09.