subject: Rare Blue Diamonds [print this page] The fancy blue diamonds are available in any color from sky blue to deep blue. They get their blue color from boron particles present within the diamond structure. Blue diamonds make up approximately 1% of diamonds in all the world. The main mine that produces blue diamonds is the Cullinan mine near Pretoria, South Africa.
The Hope diamond, one of the most well-known diamonds in the world, happens to be a blue diamond with a very deep blue color. This diamond weights 45.52 carats, and is famous for the bad luck it gives to whoever owns it. The first diamond record of this diamond was when it was brought all the way from India to Europe in the 17th, century, and was sold to King Louis XVI of France. In those days it was known as the Tavernier Blue. King Louis XVI gave the diamond to his wife Queen Marie Antoinette. As we all know they were both beheaded during the French Revolution. This same diamond also supposedly brought bad luck to its later owner the American Evelyn Walsh McLean. You can see this diamond yourself in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.
Of course we all remember the blue diamond from the movie Titanic. This diamond was referred to as the Heart of the Sea and Le Coeur de la Mer. All the guys remember this from the breathtaking scene where Jack drew her. Gloria Stewart, the beautiful actress who played the role of the older Rose, wore a 15 carat blue diamond to the academy awards in 1998. This blue diamond is said to be worth $20 million.
The biggest known blue diamond is the Idol's Eye and weighs 70 carats. Legends say that this diamond was once set as the eye in a large sculpture in a temple in Libya, which is how it got its name. This diamond was taken during WW2 and subsequently was bought by May Stanton, a wealthy American. It is said that Mrs. Stanton lived in a mansion all by herself, and wore her blue diamond every day to breakfast, which she ate alone. This diamond was so dear to her that she did not ever want to be without it for a minute.
