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Sec. II, Ch. 10: The Coloured Diamond

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CHAPTER X.
  
 
 
  
 
COLOURED DIAMONDS. COLORED DIAMONDS
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
are found of almost every hue. The following is the order in which coloured (colored) Diamonds may be ranked, having regard to their rarity and value :—I, Red ; 2, Green ; 3, Blue ;' 4, Pink, 5, Mauve, 6, Yellow. There are undoubtedly fine specimens not included in this classification, their tints and shades being so peculiar and varied that they may better be described individually than in groups.
 
  
 
 
  
 
RED DIAMONDS.
Almost the only specimen of Red Diamond known to jewellers is a gem of a carat weight, bought by the author, and sold to the late Mr. George Samuel for £800. It is known as the "Halphen Red Diamond."
There are many Rose-coloured Diamonds, but the Blood or Ruby Red specimen just described—a gem on fire as it were—is believed to be unique in all modern experience. I understand, however, that a fine "Red Dia­mond" was found in Borneo, and sold, for a large sum, in Paris, but this was not of so deep a red as the Halphen.
  
 
 
  
 
GREEN DIAMONDS.
The history of the finest specimen of a Diamond of this colour may not be uninteresting. Fifty years ago this stone was thrown out of a parcel of green Emeralds in
  
 
 
  
     
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