Aurora Pyramid of Hope

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The 296 gems of the Aurora Diamond Collection, displayed in the Natural History Museum in London under visible light
The same collection of gems fluorescing under UV light

The Aurora Pyramid of Hope is a collection of 296

Bronx, and Alan Bronstein, a diamond dealer from New Jersey
, who began collecting colored diamonds in 1979.

The original 260-gem collection was on public display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City from 1989 to 2005 in the Morgan Hall of Gems. It was the centerpiece for the museum's 1998 exhibition The Nature of Diamonds which toured Japan, Canada, and the U.S. In 2005, the collection moved to the Natural History Museum of London.[2] At that time, 36 new specimens were added to the original 260 diamonds, for a total weight of 267.45 carats (53.490 g).

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References

  1. ^ "Aurora Collection on Display at London's Natural History Museum". News Releases. Gemological Institute of America. Archived from the original on 2008-11-23.
  2. ^ "Diamonds at the Museum". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

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