Top 10 Individual Gemstones with a Human Name In their Names
A giant blue sapphire, the 4th largest blue sapphire in the world.
name: Marie
That is beautiful.
A great blue sapphire nearly without flaw, containing only one small feather and crystal inclusion. It is possibly of Burmese or Sri Lankan origin.
name: Louis
A gorgeous blue sapphire that most probably belonged to Charles II, and was definitely among the jewels which James II took with him when he fled to France. The stone was set in Queen Victoria's State Crown, on the front, just below the Black Prince’s Ruby.
name: Stuart (named after James Stuart, Prince of Wales)
Stuart is the name of a minion
A rare, fancy vivid pink diamond
One of the world's largest and finest star rubies, renowned for its great color and well-defined star.
(the world's largest cut and polished aquamarine)
name: Pedro (it's a Spanish name - the gem was found in South America)
Fun Fact: it's actually spinel and not ruby - it was confused with ruby and believed to be a ruby until 1851, hence its name.
The largest diamond discovered in the US, it's pale brown.
name: Sam
It was donated to the Smithsonian Museum by Marjorie Merriweather Post.
name: Maximillian
The largest Black Diamond ever found (it weighs about 1.4 pounds)
It's a very big uncut gem
