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The Heart of Eternity
 
27.64 carats
Premier mine, South Africa
Loaned by a private collector

This large, fancy vivid blue diamond was displayed together with The De Beers Millennium Star at London’s recent millennium celebrations. As with the Hope Diamond, the blue color comes from boron atoms trapped in the crystal structure.

Photo credit for photograph of
The Heart of Eternity
The Steinmetz Group

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