Canary Diamond

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Short description: 17.86 carat gem found in the US
Canary Diamond

The Canary Diamond is an uncut canary-yellow 17.86 carat diamond found in 1917 at what is now Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.[1][2] It is in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.[3] The diamond was in the collection of civil engineer and mineral collector Washington Roebling; his son donated it, along with the rest of Roebling's collection, to the museum in 1926 after Roebling's death.[3][4][5]

See also

  • List of diamonds

References

  1. ↑ "Discovering the Uncle Sam | Arkansas State Parks" (in en). http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/articles/discovering-uncle-sam. 
  2. ↑ Zaidman, Erica. "Smithsonian's Great American Diamonds Exhibit" (in en). http://www.gia.edu/sites/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1495335524921&childpagename=GIA/Page/GGArticleDetail&pagename=GIA/Wrapper&WRAPPERPAGE=GIA/Wrapper. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New Smithsonian Exhibit Showcases Extraordinary American Diamonds" (in en). 8 June 2022. https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/new-smithsonian-exhibit-showcases-extraordinary-american-diamonds. 
  4. ↑ Pollard, John (2022-06-27). "'Great American Diamonds' Unveiled at Smithsonian" (in en-US). https://www.igi.org/gemblog/great-american-diamonds-unveiled-at-smithsonian/. 
  5. ↑ "New Smithsonian Exhibit Highlights 'American Diamonds'" (in en). https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/10988-new-smithsonian-exhibit-highlights-american-diamonds. 



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