The Cullinan diamond centennial: A history and gemological analysis of Cullinans I and II

Gems and Gemology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-132

  Scarratt, Kenneth ^a   Shor, Russell ^b  

^a GIA Thailand   (Thailand)

^b GIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747168726     PISSN: 0016626X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5741/GEMS.42.2.120     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Balfour I. (2000) Famous Diamonds. Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., London.
2. Blair C., Bury S., Grimwade A., Harding R., Jobbins E.A., King D., Scarratt K. (1998) The Crown Jewels: The History of the Coronation Regalia in the Jewel House of the Tower of London, Stationery Office Books, London.
3. De Beers Group (2004) Annual Review 2004. http://www.debeersgroup.com/NR/ rdonlyres/96870848-824D-495A-B273-135AC9657613/739/DeBeers_AR2004.pdf.
4. De Beers Group (2006) History. http://www.debeersgroup.com/debeersweb/ debeersweb/De+Beers+Home/Visit+a+Mine/Cullinan./History.htm.
5. Fernandes C. (2005) Cullinan diamond mine, Gauteng. http:// www.miningweekly.co.za/min/sector/diamonds/?show=19865.
6. Fritsch E., Scarratt K. (1992) Natural-color nonconductive gray-to-blue diamonds. Gems & Gemology, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 35-42.
7. Helme N. (1974) Thomas Major Cullinan: A Biography. McGraw-Hill, Johannesburg.
8. Holmes M. (1974) The Crown Jewels at the Tower of London. Reissued 1981. Dept. of Environment, HM Stationery Office, London.
9. Holmes M.R. (1937) The crowns of England. Archaeologia, Vol. 86, pp. 73-90.
10. Holmes M.R. (1959) New light on St. Edward's crown. Archaeologia, Vol. 97, pp. 213-223.
11. The largest diamond (1905) Jewelers' Circular, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 108-109.
12. Mears K. (1986) The Crown Jewels: Tower of London. Historic Royal Palaces Agency, London.
13. More about the great Cullinan diamond found in the Transvaal. (1905) Jewelers' Circular, Vol. 50, No. 10, pp. 70-71.
14. Some facts about the colossal diamond found at the new Premier mine in the Transvaal (1905) Jewelers' Circular, Vol. 50, No. 7, p. 86.
15. Spencer L. (1910) Notes on the weight of the Cullinan diamond and the value of the carat-weight. Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 71, pp. 318-326.
16. Wilks J., Wilks E. (1991) Properties and Applications of Diamond. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.