World’s Largest Red Diamond

Deep red is among the rarest of diamond colors. Cut and polished from a 13.9-carat crystal discovered in the 1990s by a Brazilian farmer, the Moussaieff Red Diamond is the largest red diamond known. The Moussaieff Red Diamond is also known as Red Shield Diamond measures 5.11 carats (1.022 g) triangular in shape or trillion cut rated in color as Fancy Red by GIA.

Diamond Description

Diamond Weight – 5.11 carats (1.022 g), rated Color by GIA fancy Red, Cut Triangular brilliant, Country of origin – brazil, Estimated value $7million, Cut by William Goldberg Diamond Corp, Current owner Moussaieff Jewelers Ltd.

History of the Stone

The William Goldberg Diamond Corporation transformed the piece into a spectacular red diamond weighing 5.11 carats. Sometime around 2001 or 2002 the stone was purchased by Moussaieff Jewelers Ltd.

The Moussaieff Red was exhibited in the Smithsonian Museum in 2003, being part of an display titled The Splendor of Diamonds . The exhibit lasted from June 27th to September 30th and featured a number of other unusual colored diamonds, namely the Millennium Star, the Heart of Eternity, the Pumpkin Diamond, the Allnatt Diamond, the Ocean Dream, and the Steinmetz Pink.

The diamond became popular due to its really surprising cranberry color.According to reports by the Gemological Institute of America, the Moussaieff red diamond is the largest, “It is the largest Fancy Red, natural color diamond that we have graded as of the date the report was issued”.

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Some Facts About Natural Color Diamonds

Some facts that are associated with color diamonds are like –

• Pink diamonds - are rarest of the diamonds and are mostly found in Argyle Mine in Australia.
• Yellow diamonds - the yellow color is due to the presence of nitrogen. These are most common natural colored diamonds.
• Blue diamonds - The famous Hope diamond is a blue diamond. It has the ability to conduct electricity and is formed from Boron.
• Green diamonds - The green color is caused by radiation that took place in stone thousands of years ago. The famous green diamond is Dresdon Diamond.
• Orange diamond - The famous orange diamond is The Pumpkin. The cause of orange color is nitrogen.
• Red diamonds - A red color diamond is rarest, not many jewelers around the world have seen this color diamond too. The largest red diamond is the red shield 5.11carats.