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A new diamond exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City illustrates the wide range and scope of diamonds existing today. Displays include natural white and fancy colored diamonds, with part of the show demonstrating two different types of synthetically produced diamonds.
Part of the show includes fancy colored diamonds, which are diamonds that have a color other then white. Those graded as vivid are diamonds displaying the most color saturation and are very rare finds.
Five vivid colored diamonds - blue-green, orange-yellow, purplish-pink, blue and orange gems — from the Olympia Diamond Collection are on display.
Another exhibited diamond is a brilliant-cut, 5.4 carat diamond pendant surrounded by 20 sapphires in white gold setting, designed in 1960.
The exhibit includes a showcase of lab-made diamonds that illustrates the different processes used in producing them.
The diamond case is curated by George Harlow, curator of the Museum’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. As well as Joshua Sheby the curator of the Olympia Diamond Collection
