The first canary diamond to be discovered was the Yellow Canary Diamond found in Africa in 1866. It was called the Eureka diamond. It was pale yellow and was 10.7 carats. The presence of nitrogen in the diamond creation process is what adds the yellow color to the diamond.
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The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa; it is brownish-yellow in colour. Read more about it, below.
The notion 'canary' as a descriptor of a diamond came about closer to the late 1890s - early 1900s, when Cape diamonds -- diamonds found in South Africa, were defined as such. The first Cape yellow diamond was found in 1869.
You can read more about yellow diamonds -- canary diamonds -- and how they got their name in a brief history, below.
yellow canary diamond
There is no 'famous' diamond named simply 'Canary'. In that list, however, you will find one 'famous' diamond with the attribute 'Canary' (and 14 described as 'yellow'). It is the Gold Eye Diamond, with a link, below. This is apparently a notorious diamond with a history in money laundering. (There are an unknown number of canary diamonds: canary is a description of a visibly yellow diamond. You may be able to find one at your local jewelery store.)
This stone is yellow.
Both "canary" and "yellow" are words that can be used to describe a yellow colored diamond, althoguh keep in mind that a true, natural yellow diamond is NOT graded on the same scale as a white diamond that has a lot of yellow in it .
There are claims that the Canaries/ the Canary Islands were found by the Portuguese as early as 1336
The Business area of the Canary Diamond Company is in Midtown West in New York. You can find this information on the Yelp pages online as well as other directories.
the first diamond in Nunuvut was discovered in 2006.
I think in the diamond minds or something
The Tiffany Yellow Diamond is the worlds second largest canary yellow diamond. In 1983 the diamond was appraised and valued at 12 million dollars.
It was EUREKA DIAMOND
1979
Depending on the intensity of the yellow colour (nitrogen) in the stone, the diamond could be 'called' by many names. Generally, visibly yellow diamonds can range from a 'light yellow' colour to an 'intense fancy yellow' colour. Canary diamond is another name given to some yellow diamonds. As well, 'colourless' diamonds graded from H through Z are also called 'yellow'. A certified gemologist can give you the exact name for the colour of the diamond in question.