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  2. Cullinan Diamond - Wikipedia

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    The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, [2] weighing 3,106 carats (621.20 g), discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the mine. In April 1905, it was put on sale in London, but despite considerable interest, it was still ...

  3. Excelsior Diamond - Wikipedia

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    The Excelsior Diamond is a gem-quality diamond, and was the largest known diamond in the world from the time of its discovery in 1893 until 1905, when the Cullinan Diamond was found. It was found on June 30, 1893, at the Jagersfontein Mine in South Africa , 130 kilometres (81 miles) south east of Kimberley whose fame as a diamond mining center ...

  4. List of largest rough diamonds - Wikipedia

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    Found above ground in Lençóis: 1895: Eventually sold to I. K. Gulland of London, where it was broken up into small pieces as industrial diamond drills. [7] 3106.75: Cullinan Diamond South Africa: Premier Mine: 1905: British Crown (I and II) and Charles III (III–IX) The largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered. 2492 [8] Motswedi Botswana ...

  5. The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana ...

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    The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. The as-yet-unnamed diamond was presented to the world at the office of Botswana President ...

  6. The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana ...

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    The weight would make it the largest diamond found in 119 years and the second-largest ever dug out of a mine after the Cullinan Diamond that was discovered in South Africa in 1905. The famous ...

  7. Premier Mine - Wikipedia

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    The Cullinan Diamond is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found, at 3,106.75 carats (621.350 g). [1] It was found by Frederick Wells, surface manager of the Premier Diamond Mining Company in Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa, on 25 January 1905. The stone was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the diamond mine.

  8. Pule Musi, a staff member, shows a replica of the Cullinan Diamond, the largest gem-quality rough diamond, displayed at the Cape Town Diamond Museum, in Cape Town, South Africa, April 28, 2023.

  9. Bahia Emerald - Wikipedia

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    The Bahia Emerald is one of the largest emeralds and contains the largest single crystal ever found. The stone, weighing approximately 379 kg (836 lbs) [1] (approximately 189,600 carats) originated from Bahia, Brazil; its emerald crystals embedded in black schist.

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