http://www.internetstones.com Extensive diamonds, mineralogy and gemology resource website en-us geology resource Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:29:44 GMT Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:29:44 GMT internetstones.com http://www.internetstones.com/press-release.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:29:44 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/reference-database.html Gemstone, Minerals, Jewlery Reference Database Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:29:04 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/jewelry-store-contact-us.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:31:28 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/the-golash-quahog-pearl-brooch-the-pearl-of-venus.html The Golash Quahog Pearl Brooch, an antique circle brooch probably designed in the mid-Victorian period from 1860-1885, was accidentally discovered in an antique shop by Alan Golash, a jeweler from Newport, Rhode Island, in the year 2000 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:51:11 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/beau-sancy-diamond-famous-jewelry.html A 34-carat, colorless, flawless, rounded pear-shaped, Indian diamond, the first diamond in Europe to be cut with symmetrical facets by Louis de Berquem, father of modern diamond cutting. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:55:50 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/ashberg-diamond-famous-jewelry.html A 102.48-carat, amber-colored, cushion antique modified brilliant-cut diamond of unknown clarity grade, with characteristics of the Cape series of diamonds of South Africa, and was once part of the treasures in the Russian Diamond Fund Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:58:44 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/arcot-diamonds-famous-jewelry.html A pair of pear-shaped Golconda diamonds set on a matching pair of drop earrings, gifted by Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Walajah of Arcot to Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III and Queen consort of the United Kingdom. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:37:06 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/archduke-joseph-diamond-famous-jewelry.html Originally a 78.54-carat, rectangular cushion-cut, D-color, SI-1 clarity, Golconda diamond with horizontally divided pavilion main facets, a distinctly Indian style of cutting Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:27:09 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/black-orlov-diamond-famous-jewelry.html A 67.50-carat, cushion-cut, harmless black diamond deliberately assigned a curse with fictitious victims, to impart a notoriety to the stone and enhance its popularity, which may eventually have a bearing on its value. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:36:41 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/index.html Extensive diamonds, mineralogy and gemology resource website Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:59:41 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/gruosi-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The 115.34-carat, heart-shaped black diamond cut from a 300.12-carat carbonado, was set as the centerpiece of a pendant, surrounded by 378 small white diamonds, the combination maintaining the overall heart-shape and bringing out the black and white color contrast Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:06:54 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/spirit-of-de-grisogono-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The 587-carat, rough, black diamond was transformed into a spectacular 312.24-carat, old Mughal-cut faceted diamond, by the black diamond cutting specialist De Grisogono, in honor of whom the diamond was named Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:05:26 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/amsterdam-diamond-famous-jewelry.html Cut from a 55.85-carat rough black diamond discovered in South Africa in 1972, the Amsterdam black diamond is a 33.74-carat, pear-shaped, fancy black diamond, christened in honor of the 700th anniversary of the City of Amsterdam Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:12:40 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/cambridge-lovers-knot-tiara-patiala-saxony-bavarian-yussupov.html A historic tiara associated with the Dukes and Duchesses of Cambridge since the time of the first Duke of Cambridge in 1818, Prince Adolphus, the seventh son of King George III, and his wife Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel. The second version of the Cambridge Lovers Knot tiara was commissioned by Queen Mary in 1913. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:39:31 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/begum-blue-diamond-famous-jewelry.html A 13.78-carat, fancy deep blue, heart-shaped diamond, the third largest heart-shaped blue diamond in the world, once the property of Begum Salima Aga Khan (former Sarah Croker Poole), former wife of His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:11:21 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/kahn-canary-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The 4.25-carat canary yellow dodecahedral pillow-shaped rough diamond was discovered in 1977 by logger George Stepp of Carthage, Arkansas, in the Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas, and sold to Stanley Kahn of Kahn Jewelers, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who got the rough diamond set in a special ring setting by Henry Dunay Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:34:59 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/uncle-sam-diamond-famous-jewelry.html 40.23-carat Uncle Sam rough diamond discovered by Wesley Oley Basham in the Prairie Creek pipe mine, is the largest diamond ever discovered in the United States. The rough diamond was cut twice, resulting in a magnificent 12.42-carat emerald-cut finished stone, with M color grade and VVS1 clarity Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:06:35 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/amarillo-starlight-diamond-famous-jewelry.html Amarillo Starlight diamond is a 16.37-carat white rough diamond discovered by W.W. Johnson of Amarillo, texas in 1975, at the world's one and only diamond mine, where one could search for diamonds and keep what he finds, the Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park. Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:19:07 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/allnatt-diamond-famous-jewelry.html Allnatt diamond purchased by Major Alfred Allnatt in the 1950s, was a 102.07-carat, cushion-cut, fancy intense yellow diamond , which was acquired by the SIBA Corporation of Hong Kong in 1996 and recut slightly to improve its color to fancy vivid yellow, the modified weight of the diamond becoming 101.29 carats. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:50:28 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/akbar-shah-jehangir-shah-diamond-famous-jewelry.html Akbar Shah diamond is a historic inscribed diamond of the Mughal period, inscribed by Jahangir Shah in 1619, to perpeuate the memory of his great father, Akbar the Great, and subsequently inscribed by Shah Jahan, to perpetuate his own name. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:03:18 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/ahmedabad-diamond-famous-diamond-2.html The Ahmedabad diamond gets its name from the ancient city of Ahmedabad, where Tavernier not only purchased the diamond in the 17th-century, but also got it cut and polished as a briolette, using the services of the master-cutters of the city. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:56:28 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/agra-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Agra diamond is a 28.15-carat, fancy light pink, cushion-cut diamond believed to be in the possession of all Mughal emperors from Babur to Bahadur Zafur Shah, and captured by the British in 1857 after the fall of Delhi during the Indian Mutiny. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:54:56 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/madeleine-h-murdocks-mogul-emerald-necklace-smithsonians-new-acquisition.html The Mogul Emerald that is set as a pendant to the diamond necklace, is a carved emerald of the classic period of the Mughal empire, with a weight of 100 carats, flat and hexagonal in shape, carved with a rosette-like floral motif, and having small drill holes on the sides,enabling its use as an attachment to a cloak or turban. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:24:56 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/la-peregrina-pearl-elizabeth-taylor-napoleon-iii-philip-ii-queen-mary-i.html The La Peregrina pearl is one of the most famous pearls in the world with a recorded history of nearly 500 years.It is a large pear-shaped white nacreous pearl whose original weight was 223.8 grains. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:08:07 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/taj-mahal-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The historic, 17th-century, heart-shaped, table-cut diamond belonged to Nur Jahn, Jahangir Shah's favorite wife, and was later given by Shah Jahan to his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:52:34 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/krupp-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Krupp diamond is an Asscher-cut, 33.19-carat, D-color, VS1 clarity diamond, potentially internally flawless. The diamond was first owned by Vera Krupp, second wife of Alfried Krupp, Chairman of the German steel giant Friedrich Krupp AG, and later purchased by Richard Burton and gifted to his beloved wife Elizabeth Taylor. Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:00:40 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/advertise-on-internet-stones-com.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:08:35 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/gem-stone-about-us.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:43:04 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/countess-alina-de-romanones-emerald-and-diamond-demi-parure.html The demi-parure consisting of an emerald and diamond necklace and a matching pair of emerald and diamond drop earrings was acquired by Countess Alina de Romanones in the 1960s Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:56:36 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/golden-star-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Golden Star diamond is a 101.28-carat, cushion-cut, fancy-vivid yellow diamond with a VS-1 clarity, and one of the largest cushion-cut yellow diamonds in the world Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:18:25 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/paragon-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Paragon diamond is a 137.82-carat, D-color, flawless (IF) diamond with a unique 7-sided cut (kite) Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:28:48 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/more-famous-diamonds.html Continuation of Famous Diamonds webpages I and II Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:35:13 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/more-famous-pearls.html Continuation of Famous Pearls webpages I and II Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:22:56 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/more-famous-gemstones.html Continuation of Famous Gemstone webpages I and II Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:24:00 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/graff-pink-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The 24.78-carat, fancy intense pink diamond has a modified emerald-cut, and VVS2 clarity with the qualification potentially flawless. Laurence Graff recut the diamond slightly reducing the weight to 23.88 carats, and elevating the clarity to internally flawless and color grade to fancy vivid pink Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:20:09 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/star-of-lesotho-diamond-famous-jewelry.html The Star of Lesotho diamond is a Type IIa, D-color, VVS2 clarity diamond, with a perfect heart-shaped cut, and having a weight of 53.11 carats Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:09:34 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/light-of-letseng-graff-constellation-diamond-famous-jewelry.html Light of Letseng, 20th largest rough diamond and 14th largest white diamond to be discovered. Graff Constellation, largest D-color, flawless, round-brilliant diamond in the world Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:00:31 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/lesotho-promise-diamond-famous-jewelry.html Largest rough diamond discovered in the Letseng mine, 15th largest rough diamond and 10th largest white diamond ever to be discovered, transformed into 26 D-color, flawless diamonds, incorporated into a necklace known as the Lesotho Promise Necklace. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:54:53 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/history-of-pearls-part-ten.html Your page description here. Try to keep it under 150 characters Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:32:20 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/history-of-pearls-part-nine.html Your page description here. Try to keep it under 150 characters Tue, 03 May 2011 04:49:26 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/history-of-pearls-part-eight.html Your page description here. Try to keep it under 150 characters Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:12:16 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/history-of-pearls-part-seven.html Your page description here. Try to keep it under 150 characters Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:49:36 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/history-spread-knowledge-appreciation-pearls-persian-gulf-greece-rome-western-nations.html Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:47:33 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/history-discovery-appreciation-pearls-organic-gem-perfected-nature-persian-gulf-2.html Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:58:47 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/history-discovery-appreciation-pearls-organic-gem-perfected-nature-indian-side-gulf-of-mannar-5.html Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:41:24 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/history-discovery-appreciation-of-pearls-organic-gem-perfected-by-nature-page-4.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:53:18 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/silver-jewelry-learning-center.html Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:53:32 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/history-of-the-discovery-appreciation-pearls-organic-gem-perfected-nature-2.html Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:50:10 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/history-discovery-appreciation-of-pearls-organic-gem-perfected-by-nature-1.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:29:01 GMT http://www.internetstones.com/submit-high-quality-article-main-website.html Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:55:36 GMT