The Hope Diamond has long been the undisputed star of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, but it's being upstaged by a new gem. Visitors vied with media to capture the historic moment as museum director Kirk Johnson unveiled the latest addition to its mineral collection, the Dom Pedro Aquamarine. "It's 10,363 carats, which is what they call bling, serious bling," Johnson said. The blue-green crystal, a relative of the emerald, is carved into an obelisk that stands ...
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