Surrounded by 16 white pear-shaped and cushion-cut diamonds and hanging from a chain with 45 diamonds, the rare gem attracts 6 million visitors a year to the Natural History Museum. Chip Clark ...

The main one, Cullinan I, is still the largest polished white diamond in the world ... of his tool broke on impact when he struck the stone. He then had to create stronger tools to do the job ...

The diamond is the birthstone for April. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. While this gemstone is well-known for its colorless or white variety, there are colored diamonds ...

In the pendant surrounding the Hope Diamond are 16 white diamonds, both pear-shapes and cushion cuts. A bail is soldered to the pendant where Mrs. McLean would often attach other diamonds including ...