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Dresden Green Diamond

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can produce changes in color. The Dresden Green Diamond has been used to compare natural versus lab-produced green diamonds — it is hoped that it can be used to devise a test to differentiate between naturally green diamonds, which are quite rare, and lab-produced ones.
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The Dresden Green Diamond has a historical record dating back to 1722, when a London news-sheet carried an article about it in its 25 October-27th edition. It was acquired by
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The stone's unique apple green color is due to natural exposure to radioactive materials, as the
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for a decade before being returned to Dresden. In November 2019, it was sent on loan to the
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concerns an imaginary theft of the Dresden Green diamond and attempts to recover it.
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arranged to display the Dresden Green at the New York flagship store and then at the
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In 2019, the Dresden Green Diamond narrowly escaped being stolen in the
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Dresden Green Diamond, in "The Great Diamonds of the World"
399:"Dresden Green Vault robbery: Priceless diamonds stolen" 76: 58: 48: 36: 8: 19: 457:Prunkstücke des Grünen Gewölbes zu Dresden 422: 420: 25: 433:. George Bell & Sons. Archived from 284: 383:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 376: 18: 16:41-carat (8.2 g) natural green diamond 173:from a Dutch merchant in 1742 at the 129:, the capital of the German state of 31:The diamond in its hat clasp ornament 7: 459:, 5th ed. Leipzig: Seemann, 2006, 333:Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 14: 274:, USA, Vol. 2, No. 11 (Fall 1938) 506: 272:Gemological Institute of America 63: 268:Important Diamonds of the World 180:In 2000, American jewelry firm 90:Glass copy of the Dresden Green 118:. The Dresden Green is a rare 1: 538:Diamonds originating in India 157:, so it was not taken in the 203:, due to it being loaned to 201:Dresden Green Vault burglary 311:"The Dresden Green Diamond" 266:Shipley, Robert M. (1938). 106:(8.2 g) natural green 559: 480:Freeling, Nicolas (1975), 427:Edwin W. Streeter (1898). 209:Metropolitan Museum of Art 159:jewel theft of 25 November 151:Metropolitan Museum of Art 315:famousdiamonds.tripod.com 24: 110:which originated in the 221:irradiation of diamonds 171:Augustus III of Poland 145:, it was relocated to 91: 515:at Wikimedia Commons 513:Dresden Green Diamond 96:Dresden Green Diamond 89: 297:israelidiamond.co.il 98:, also known as the 528:Individual diamonds 365:on 25 November 2019 21: 437:on 9 February 2007 405:. 25 November 2019 335:. 18 November 2019 228:In popular culture 125:It is named after 92: 511:Media related to 491:978-0-14-002902-4 482:The Dresden Green 465:978-3-86502-150-2 250:Golconda Diamonds 238:The Dresden Green 84: 83: 59:Country of origin 550: 510: 495: 494: 477: 471: 470: 453: 447: 446: 444: 442: 424: 415: 414: 412: 410: 395: 389: 388: 382: 374: 372: 370: 361:. Archived from 351: 345: 344: 342: 340: 325: 319: 318: 307: 301: 300: 293:"Green Diamonds" 289: 255:List of diamonds 234:Nicolas Freeling 69: 67: 66: 29: 22: 558: 557: 553: 552: 551: 549: 548: 547: 518: 517: 504: 499: 498: 492: 479: 478: 474: 468: 454: 450: 440: 438: 426: 425: 418: 408: 406: 397: 396: 392: 375: 368: 366: 355:"Archived copy" 353: 352: 348: 338: 336: 327: 326: 322: 309: 308: 304: 291: 290: 286: 281: 270:, pp.  7. 263: 261:Further reading 246: 230: 217: 167: 135:New Green Vault 64: 62: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 556: 554: 546: 545: 543:Green diamonds 540: 535: 530: 520: 519: 503: 502:External links 500: 497: 496: 490: 472: 467:, pp. 166-173 455:Dirk Syndram, 448: 416: 403:BBC World News 390: 346: 320: 302: 283: 282: 280: 277: 276: 275: 262: 259: 258: 257: 252: 245: 242: 236:'s 1966 novel 229: 226: 216: 213: 190:Washington, DC 166: 163: 139:Dresden Castle 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 60: 56: 55: 52: 46: 45: 38: 34: 33: 30: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 555: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 525: 523: 516: 514: 509: 501: 493: 487: 483: 476: 473: 466: 462: 458: 452: 449: 436: 432: 431: 423: 421: 417: 404: 400: 394: 391: 386: 380: 364: 360: 356: 350: 347: 334: 330: 324: 321: 316: 312: 306: 303: 298: 294: 288: 285: 278: 273: 269: 265: 264: 260: 256: 253: 251: 248: 247: 243: 241: 239: 235: 227: 225: 222: 214: 212: 211:at the time. 210: 206: 202: 197: 195: 191: 187: 183: 182:Harry Winston 178: 176: 172: 164: 162: 160: 156: 155:New York City 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 123: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 100:Dresden Green 97: 88: 79: 75: 72: 61: 57: 54:Natural green 53: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 28: 23: 20:Dresden Green 505: 481: 475: 456: 451: 439:. Retrieved 435:the original 429: 407:. Retrieved 402: 393: 367:. Retrieved 363:the original 358: 349: 337:. Retrieved 332: 323: 314: 305: 296: 287: 267: 237: 232:The plot of 231: 218: 198: 194:Hope Diamond 179: 175:Leipzig Fair 168: 143:World War II 124: 99: 95: 93: 44:(8.2 g) 484:, Penguin, 469:(in German) 409:25 November 359:www.cnn.com 339:25 November 186:Smithsonian 80:Before 1722 522:Categories 441:30 October 369:15 January 279:References 102:, is a 41- 77:Discovered 379:cite web 244:See also 205:New York 141:. After 120:Type IIa 533:Dresden 165:History 127:Dresden 108:diamond 488:  463:  147:Moscow 131:Saxony 68:  42:carats 37:Weight 215:Color 116:India 112:mines 104:carat 71:India 50:Color 486:ISBN 461:ISBN 443:2011 411:2019 385:link 371:2022 341:2019 94:The 207:'s 188:in 153:in 137:at 114:of 40:41 524:: 419:^ 401:. 381:}} 377:{{ 357:. 331:. 313:. 295:. 196:. 161:. 445:. 413:. 387:) 373:. 343:. 317:. 299:.

Index


carats
Color
India

carat
diamond
mines
India
Type IIa
Dresden
Saxony
New Green Vault
Dresden Castle
World War II
Moscow
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
jewel theft of 25 November
Augustus III of Poland
Leipzig Fair
Harry Winston
Smithsonian
Washington, DC
Hope Diamond
Dresden Green Vault burglary
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
irradiation of diamonds
Nicolas Freeling

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