After two long days of digging, an Indiana traveler’s persistence — and prayer — unearthed a 2.71-carat golden-brown gem in ...

Prologue -- Gift of the nation -- Legend delivered -- The East -- Tavernier's quest -- Golconda's wealth -- Cosmic gem -- The West -- The French blue -- Insignia of the golden fleece -- Stolen crown ...

In total, over 75,000 diamonds have been unearthed at the Crater of Diamonds since the first diamonds were discovered in 1906 ...

Researchers may have found the true origin of the Hope Diamond, the Koh-i-noor and other famous, flawless gemstones. These diamonds, known collectively as the Golconda diamonds, are special because ...

From the legendary Hope Diamond to a rainbow of colorful gemstones, a multigenerational bond between the Winston family and the Smithsonian transformed the museum’s world-renowned gem collection Emma ...

Legend has it that the infamous Hope diamond brings misfortune to whoever owns it. Well, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History added the magnificent sky-blue gemstone to its collection 53 ...

The Hope diamond, a flawless 45-plus gem of rare steel-blue color, was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958 by New York City jeweler Harry Winston, and is the centerpiece of the Hall of Gems ...

You will never get to wear it around your neck, but the Smithsonian Museum is allowing you to choose how you would wear the Hope Diamond if you ever got the chance. To mark the fabled gemstone’s ...

George S. Switzer, 92, the scientist who acquired the legendary Hope Diamond for the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum, died March 23 of complications of pneumonia at Hermitage at St. John's Creek, ...

MURFREESBORO, Ark — An Indiana man found a 2.71-carat white diamond on his second visit to the Crater of Diamonds State Park ...

From brilliant blues to fiery reds, discover how nature crafts diamonds in every color, and why some shades are rarer than the rest Emma Saaty Selections from the Winston Fancy Color Diamond ...