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THE EIGHT MOST EXPENSIVE DIAMONDS IN THE WORLD

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THE CULLINAN DIAMOND $ 400 MILLION
The Cullinan diamond is now mounted on the head with sticks Cross , and is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found , at 3,106,75 carat with 621.35g . Polishing stones from the largest gems named Cullinan I or Star Africa First , and at 530.2 carats ( 106.0g ). The price of this diamond is about $ 400 million .
THE HOPE DIAMOND $ 350 MILLION
The hope diamond is a large , 45 . 52 carat with 9 . 10 grams , the location is in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington , DC-blue Hope Diamond to the naked eye because the number of traces of boron in the crystal structure , but exhibits a red phosphor under ultraviolet light .
THE DE BEERS CENTENARY DIAMOND - $ 100 MILLION
Discovered in 1988 in South Africa ’ s Premier Mine this 599 - carat uncut diamond took De Beers three years to cut before it was presented to the public in 1991 as a heart-shaped stone weighing 273 . 85 carat ( 54 . 77g ). The Centenary Diamond is the third largest diamond produced in the Premier Mine .
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