The Argyle Pink Jubilee is a rough
pink diamond
Pink diamond is a type of diamond that has pink color. The source of their pink color is greatly debated in the gemological world but it is most commonly attributed to plastic deformation that these diamonds undergo during their formation.
Pink ...
and the largest rough pink diamond unearthed in
Australia
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. It was found at the
Rio Tinto Argyle diamond mine in
Western Australia.
Large stones like the Jubilee typically go to museums or end up at high-profile auction houses like
Christie's
Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, at Rockefeller Center in New York City and at Alexandra House in Hong Kong. It is ...
. Christie's has only auctioned 18 polished pink diamonds larger than 10 carats in its 244-year history.
The Jubilee was expected to tour internationally before sold at an invitation-only tender.
Originally weighing , the light pink diamond started its
cut in
Perth in February 2012
by Richard How Kim Kam.
While being cut, the diamond was found to have "one major internal fault line that could not be overcome." Only roughly formed and polished, and down to , the diamond was donated to the
Melbourne Museum.
See also
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List of diamonds
References
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External links
The Argyle Pink Jublileeat Museum Victoria
Pink diamonds
Rio Tinto (corporation)
Mining in Western Australia
Diamonds originating in Australia
Individual diamonds