The Property of
A GENTLEMAN
"THE STAR OF ARKANSAS"
A RARE AMERICAN DIAMOND
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A RARE AMERICAN DIAMOND
Mounted as a ring, set with a modified marquise-cut diamond weighing approximately 8.26 cts., within a marquise-cut diamond and platinum mount
With certificate 8492282 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is E color (colorless) and VS2, accompanied by a working diagram indicating that with weight loss, the stone may be potentially Flawless
Although not known for its diamonds, the United States has yielded several important stones, among them the "Star of Arkansas". It was discovered in a diamond pipe located in the Crater of Diamonds State Park, 2 1/2 miles south of Murfreesboro, Arkansas. John Wesley Huddleston discovered this pipe in 1906 while collecting luminous pebbles. He sent two of the largest stones to George Frederick Kunz, the noted gemologist at Tiffany & Co., who pronouned them to be genuine diamonds of fine quality.
Huddleston sold his holdings to the Union Trust Company, which subsequently resold them. It eventually became known as "The Diamond Preserve of the United States" where, for a fee, visitors could search for diamonds. In 1956, Mrs. Arthur L. Parker of Taos, New Mexico discovered a diamond weighing 15.33 carats that was pronounced colorless and of good clarity. It was cut into a marquise of 8.26 carats by Schenk & Van Halelen of New York and named the "Star of Arkansas."
A total of four pipes have been found at Murfreesboro, and three of them have yielded diamonds. Among other notable diamonds found there are the "Uncle Sam Diamond," discovered in 1942 and cited as the largest gem-quality diamond found in the United States, weighing 40.23 which was cut into a 12.42 emerald cut; and the "Star of Murfreesboro Diamond," a 35.25 carats rough diamond found in 1964.
In 1987, the Arkansas State Legislature passed a law allowing commercial mining at Murfreesboro.
Cf:
Ian Balfour, "Famous Diamonds," London, 1987, p.199.
"Notable Diamonds of the World," privately printed publication by the
Diamond Information Center, p.41.
Mounted as a ring, set with a modified marquise-cut diamond weighing approximately 8.26 cts., within a marquise-cut diamond and platinum mount
With certificate 8492282 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is E color (colorless) and VS2, accompanied by a working diagram indicating that with weight loss, the stone may be potentially Flawless
Although not known for its diamonds, the United States has yielded several important stones, among them the "Star of Arkansas". It was discovered in a diamond pipe located in the Crater of Diamonds State Park, 2 1/2 miles south of Murfreesboro, Arkansas. John Wesley Huddleston discovered this pipe in 1906 while collecting luminous pebbles. He sent two of the largest stones to George Frederick Kunz, the noted gemologist at Tiffany & Co., who pronouned them to be genuine diamonds of fine quality.
Huddleston sold his holdings to the Union Trust Company, which subsequently resold them. It eventually became known as "The Diamond Preserve of the United States" where, for a fee, visitors could search for diamonds. In 1956, Mrs. Arthur L. Parker of Taos, New Mexico discovered a diamond weighing 15.33 carats that was pronounced colorless and of good clarity. It was cut into a marquise of 8.26 carats by Schenk & Van Halelen of New York and named the "Star of Arkansas."
A total of four pipes have been found at Murfreesboro, and three of them have yielded diamonds. Among other notable diamonds found there are the "Uncle Sam Diamond," discovered in 1942 and cited as the largest gem-quality diamond found in the United States, weighing 40.23 which was cut into a 12.42 emerald cut; and the "Star of Murfreesboro Diamond," a 35.25 carats rough diamond found in 1964.
In 1987, the Arkansas State Legislature passed a law allowing commercial mining at Murfreesboro.
Cf:
Ian Balfour, "Famous Diamonds," London, 1987, p.199.
"Notable Diamonds of the World," privately printed publication by the
Diamond Information Center, p.41.