Top 10 Famous Individual Gemstones Named For Places
Famous Individual Gemstones Named After Countries, Continents, Cities, Provinces, RegionsThe Top Ten
1 Cullinan I / The Great Star of Africa
(the largest colorless cut diamond in the world)
2 The Star of India Sapphire
3 The Dresden Green Diamond
4 The Star of South Africa Diamond
5 The Queen Marie of Romania's Sapphire
6 The American Golden Topaz
7 The Carolina Emperor Emerald
Named for North Carolina where is was discovered
8 The Black Star of Queensland
Queensland is an Australian State
9 Bahia Emerald (the world's largest emerald)
Bahia is a Brazilian province
10 The Star of Bombay Sapphire
The Contenders
11 The Prince of Burma Ruby
12 Briolette of India Diamond
13 Cross of Asia Diamond
14 The Star of Sierra Leone Diamond
A rough diamond
15 The Lesotho Brown Diamond
16 The Portuguese Diamond
It's pale yellow
17 The Lesotho Promise Diamond
18 The Lesotho 910 Carat Diamond
19 El-Dorado Topaz
Named after a fictional place but I think it counts
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