Golconda diamonds

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Golconda diamonds are legendary, exceptionally pure and colorless gemstones historically mined in the Golconda region of India, famed for their brilliance and association with some of the world’s most famous diamonds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diamond type ⓘ
historical gemstone category ⓘ
associatedWith Darya-i-Noor diamond ⓘ
French Crown Jewels ⓘ
linked to: French Crown Jewel

Great Mogul Diamond ⓘ
Hope Diamond ⓘ
Hyderabad Nizam treasury ⓘ
Koh-i-Noor diamond ⓘ
Mughal treasury ⓘ
linked to: Imperial treasury

Nizam diamonds ⓘ
Orlov Diamond ⓘ
linked to: Orlov diamond

Regent Diamond ⓘ
clarityGradeTrend often very high clarity grades ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalSignificance associated with legends and myths ⓘ
symbol of Indian diamond heritage ⓘ
currentMiningStatus no longer actively mined as a distinct source ⓘ
gemologicalClassification often classified as Type IIa by laboratories ⓘ
geologicalFormation alluvial deposits ⓘ
river gravels ⓘ
historicallyMinedBy local miners in Golconda Sultanate ⓘ
historicallyTradedThrough European trading companies ⓘ
Golconda fort market ⓘ
Persian Gulf trade routes ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminence 17th century ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
historicalRegion Golconda Sultanate ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Deccan Plateau ⓘ
Golconda region ⓘ
linked to: Golconda
marketPerception among the most desirable diamonds ⓘ
command price premiums ⓘ
material carbon ⓘ
minedIn Golconda diamond mines ⓘ
linked to: Golconda

Kollur Mine ⓘ
Krishna River valley ⓘ
linked to: Krishna River basin

Paritala region ⓘ
notableCharacteristic Type IIa diamond ⓘ
association with famous named diamonds ⓘ
association with royal collections ⓘ
colorless appearance ⓘ
exceptional transparency ⓘ
high brilliance ⓘ
high clarity ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ
very low nitrogen content ⓘ
typicalColor D-color or near-colorless ⓘ
usedAs museum exhibits ⓘ
royal jewelry ⓘ
state regalia ⓘ
valuedFor collector interest ⓘ
historical provenance ⓘ
optical performance ⓘ
rarity ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Golconda → associatedTerm → Golconda diamonds ⓘ
Orlov diamond → alternativeName → Great Mogul diamond (historically speculated) ⓘ
linked to: Golconda diamonds
Orlov diamond → gemType → Golconda diamond ⓘ
linked to: Golconda diamonds
Kollur Mine → associatedWith → Golconda diamonds ⓘ
Tavernier Blue → origin → Golconda diamond mines ⓘ
linked to: Golconda diamonds
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier → described → diamond mines of Golconda ⓘ
linked to: Golconda diamonds