The Polished Argyle Violet

LOS ANGELES MUSEUM TO DISPLAY RARE COLORED DIAMONDS IN NEW EXHIBITION

“Diamonds: Rare Brilliance” is the name of an upcoming exhibition opening in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM), which announced that it will bring together rare colored gems never before seen in the US inside the museum’s Gem and Mineral Hall, Diamond World reports.

 

The highlight of the exhibit is the Juliet Pink Diamond – an extremely rare pink diamond of over 30 carats, and a Fancy Deep Grayish Bluish Violet named the Argyle Violet, unearthed in Argyle in 2015.

 

According the the museum, “the exhibition will bring to light the rare properties of colored gemstones, the science behind natural colored diamonds, and how the interplay of light and chemistry gives diamonds color”. Organized in partnership with L.J. West, “Diamonds, Rare Brilliance” will be on view from December 16, 2016, through March 19, 2017.

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