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Cullinan Diamond. 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 ...
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] yet unnamed ...
Korloff Noir. The Korloff Noir is one of the world's largest known black diamonds. It is an 88-carat diamond, with 57 edges. Before it was cut and polished, it had 421 carats. It is named for the Korloff -Sapojnikoff family, members of the Russian nobility, who once owned it. In 1978, Daniel Paillasseur, a French jeweller, purchased it. [1]
The diamond, which has yet to be named, is the second-largest to be discovered since the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond was found 119 years ago in South Africa in 1905, CNN reported.
The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It's the biggest diamond found since 1905. The as-yet-unnamed diamond was presented to ...
4 February Stone (The Art of de GRISOGONO) [ 3 ] 404.2. 163.41 [ 4 ] white. Angola. 27th largest white diamond found (at that time), and largest diamond from Angola, the 404 carats (80.8 g) 4 February diamond was found in early February 2016, and was cut into a 163 carats (32.6 g) flawless D-color emerald-shaped stone.
In light of the news that Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary's Cullinan-studded crown for her coronation, T&C takes another look at these nine magnificent gems cut from the largest diamond ever found.
Crater of Diamonds State Park is known for the 37.5-acre (15.2 ha) plowed field on which visitors can hunt for diamonds and other semi-precious gems. On average, two diamonds are found per day by park visitors. [3] A visitor center contains information about the geology of the park, a gift shop, and a cafe.