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One Of The World’s Largest And Rarest “Fancy Red” Diamonds Has Been Studied For The First Time

Behold: one of the rarest gems on Earth. This is the Winston Red, a mind-blowingly coveted and deeply mysterious “Fancy red diamond” that’s recently been given the scientific treatment for the first ...
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It Looks Like a Ruby But This Is Actually the Rarest Kind of Diamond on Earth

If you gaze into the Winston Red Diamond long enough, it almost seems to burn. The 2.33-carat gem gleams a deep, saturated crimson, as if the Earth itself bled light into its facets. This tiny stone ...
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Smithsonian Acquires One of the World’s Largest “Fancy Red” Diamonds

The Winston Red Diamond, an exquisite 2.33 carat Fancy red diamond - one of the finest in the world. Photo by Robert Weldon, courtesy of Ronald Winston. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural ...
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That’s no ruby. It’s an extremely rare red diamond.

The Winston Red Diamond is 2.33 carats and the world’s fifth-largest confirmed red diamond. CREDIT: Photo by Robert Weldon, courtesy of Ronald Winston. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...
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How Do Diamonds Get Their Fancy Colors?

From brilliant blues to fiery reds, discover how nature crafts diamonds in every color, and why some shades are rarer than the rest Emma Saaty Selections from the Winston Fancy Color Diamond ...