Hope Diamond and Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond Compared (IMAGE)

Naval Research Laboratory

Hope Diamond and Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond Compared

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The Wittelsbach-Graff diamond (31.06 ct, left) and the Hope diamond (45.52 ct, right) apparently were not cut from the same crystal, even though they share several similarities, such as strong red phosphorescence (bottom).

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Chip Clark, Smithsonian

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