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2. Affair of the Diamond Necklace - Wikipedia

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   The Affair of the Diamond Necklace ( French: Affaire du collier de la reine, "Affair of the Queen's Necklace") was an incident from 1784 to 1785 at the court of King Louis XVI of France that involved his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette . The Queen's reputation, already tarnished by gossip, was further sullied by the false accusation that she had ...

3. Herkimer diamond - Wikipedia

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   Herkimer diamonds are double-terminated quartz crystals discovered within exposed outcrops of dolomite in and around Herkimer County, New York, and the Mohawk River Valley in the US. [ 1][ 2] They are not diamonds; the "diamond" in their name is due to both their clarity and well formed faces. Because the first discovery sites were in the ...

4. The Necklace - Wikipedia

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   Milly ends the story by telling the reader that her diamond pendant is a tragic reminder of the price she paid for being proud, envious, and greedy. [8] "The Diamond Necklace" (1975), episode #276 of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater radio show series adapted by George Lowther. Mathilde (2008), a stage musical by the Irish composer Conor Mitchell [9]

5. Hope Diamond - Wikipedia

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   The Hope Diamond is a large, 45.52-carat (9.104 g; 0.3211 oz), [a] [7] [8] [9] deep-blue diamond, studded in a pendant Toison d ’or. [1] It is a dark greyish-blue color under ordinary light due to trace amounts of boron within its crystal structure, and it exhibits a red phosphorescence under exposure to ultraviolet light.

6. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western perspective, the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for example.

7. Rhinestone - Wikipedia

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   Rhinestone. Historic rhinestone copy of the Florentine Diamond, made in 1865 in Paris by the L. Saemann company [ 1] Rhinestones on a tiara. Rowenta enamel rhinestone compact. A rhinestone, paste or diamante is a diamond simulant originally made from rock crystal but since the 19th century from crystal glass or polymers such as acrylic .