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CHAPTER X.
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COLOURED DIAMONDS. COLORED DIAMONDS
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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.
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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.
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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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