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Famous Diamonds Overview works

Famous Diamonds Review Works:

The Classic: Edwin Streeters's Great (Famous) Diamonds of the World

Mrs. Orpen wrote a standard work with additional Stories about Famous Diamonds

Go here for short summaries on "Famous Diamonds" (see table of contents of this book)

Koh-I-Noor:

Several writers have a chapter on the "Koh-i-Noor": Short Overview, Streeter and Orpen

Famous French traveller (who brought back the Hope Diamond) Tavernier wrote about the "Koh-I-Noor"

Famous Indian Moghul Babur writes about the Great Diamond: the "Koh-i-Noor"

Hope Diamond

Hope Diamond: Streeter who supposedly bought part of the original Tavernier Blue diamond, that together with another stone in Geneva would and the Hope diamond would add up to the original blue diamond that was sold to Louis IX by Tavernier.

Also Orpen and Hershey 's short factsheet

Kunz on the sale of the Hope to Frankel

Cullinan Damond

When was the Cullinan Diamond found ? How was it cut ? Read the whole Cullinan Diamond history here.

Photo Uncut Cullinan

Photo 9 largest cut stones

List of Famous Diamonds

Braganza Diamond

    Nizam Diamond
    Matan Diamond
    Great Mogul Diamond

    Stewart Diamond
        Star of the South Diamond
        Du Toit I Diamond
        Great Table Diamond
        Regent Diamond
        Jagersfontijn Diamond
        Orlof Diamond

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Diamond Mining in South Africa

Gardner Williams was a General Manager of De Beers. His 1000+ page epic work extensively describes the history of South Africa, its diamond mines, mining, cultures, towns and work conditions.

Diamond Mines of South Africa Vol. I

Diamond Mines of South Africa Vol. II

Early article on the South African Diamond Matrix: Kimberlite

Catelle also dedicated a large chapter to "South African Diamonds" in his classic on Diamonds.

Famous British jeweler Edwin Streeter (who competed with the Rothschildts for the rights of the famous Burma Ruby mines) extensively wrote about Diamonds in South Africa as well.

More recent history in Hershey's Book of the Diamonds

Diamond References before 1800

Nicols on Diamonds (1652). (Sinkankas wrote "landmark gemology"; "attempt to scheme of classification", "large section on Diamonds" , "gem enhancements which are still pertinent today".

Samuel Chapuzeau on Diamonds (1667) He reduces the number of "hear-say" localities of Diamonds to 5 in total in the "East Indies" including the famous mines of Golkonda.

Robert Boyle's Experiments on Diamonds (1664)

Theophrastus on diamonds (as gemstone and as carving tool) in "History of Stones" (315 BC)

Georg Agricola (considered the "father of Mineralogy") wrote "De Natura Fosslium, diamond chapter (1655)

Al-Biruni (973 - 1048) one of Islam's foremost scientists on Diamonds

Diamond Lore and Superstition

In the 1500's it was believed in India that Diamond dust was a poison (and read how it was proven not to be !) whereas in Europe it was believed Diamonds protected against the plague (and read the hilarious reasons why !)

Irridiation effect Diamond Color

Sir William Crookes was the discoverer of Thallium, identified the first sample of Helium, worked with Faraday and wrote a great book on Diamonds. He was the first to note the effects of Irridiation on Diamond Color in 1904

Famous Diamonds (Koh-i-Noor, Hope Diamond, Cullinan Diamond etc.)

Famous Diamonds Review Works:

The Classic: Edwin Streeters's Great (Famous) Diamonds of the World

Mrs. Orpen wrote a standard work with additional Stories about Famous Diamonds

Go here for short summaries on "Famous Diamonds" (see table of contents of this book)

Koh-I-Noor, Hope Blue Diamond:
Famous French traveller (who brought back the Hope Diamond) Tavernier wrote about the "Koh-I-Noor"

Famous Indian Moghul Babur writes about the Great Diamond: the "Koh-i-Noor"

Synthetic Diamonds

Professor Hershey on Synthetic Diamond experiments

De Beers Ernest Oppenheimer early responses on the rise of synthetic diamonds

One of the earliest articles on HPHT synthetic diamonds by Sir Charles Parson (1893)

Arkansas Diamond Mine

Arkansas Diamond Mine

Arkansas Diamond Mine USGS 1908

Diamond Mines in India and Brazil

Mined Diamonds India:

Edwin Streeter on Indian Diamonds

British geologist Valentine Ball on Diamond Mines

Catelle on Indian Diamond Mines

Tavernier on Golconda Diamond Mines

Diamond Mines Brazil:

Brazilian Diamonds Overview

External Sources

Professor Aber's Diamond Overview : from facts to lore to museums. Excellent starting point.

Diamond and Fine Jewelry WWW Virtual Library

Wikipedia article on Diamonds.

Diamonds Mines Borneo Indonesia

Edwin Streeter on Borneo Diamond Mines
Tavernier travelled to Borneo and writes about Diamond Mines

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Diamond Mining -- South Africa

Diamond Mining -- Brazil

List of Diamond Mines

Diamond Mining -- India

Diamond Mining -- Arkansas USA

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Africa Diamond Mining -- Other