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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 ...
The Rock is the world's largest white diamond ever auctioned. It is a nearly colorless 228.31 carat pear-shaped diamond mined in South Africa c. 2000. The diamond is described as larger than a golf ball, and it was auctioned in 2022 for 21.9 million USD.
The 813-karat diamond was mined from Canadian mining firm Lucara in a Botswana mine during late November of last year. ... la Rona" on June 29 which just happens to be the second biggest rough ...
The main stone, named the Graff Lesedi La Rona, is the world's largest emerald-cut diamond. It is a D-color (totally colorless), high-clarity stone weighing 302.37 carats (60.474 g; 2.1332 oz). According to Graff, the stone is the "largest highest clarity, highest color diamond ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA)".
The mine accounted for 6% of the world's diamond production in 2012, and its share of the global diamond market stood at 3% in 2021. Endiama E.P. also has other mining sites.
The world's largest blue diamond, "The De Beers Cullinan Blue" now has a price to match its rarity. It's described as "a once-in-a-generation stone." World's largest blue diamond, 'exceptionally ...
It was stolen in 1792 and re-cut, with the largest section of the diamond appearing under the Hope name in an 1839 gem catalogue from the Hope banking family, from whom the diamond's name derives. The Hope Diamond's last private owner was the American jeweler Harry Winston , who bought it in 1949 from the estate of the mining heiress and ...
STORY: A pear-shaped diamond just over 228 carats, known as “The Rock,” is going up for auction at Christie’s – the largest white diamond ever to come up for sale. Rahul Kadakia is the ...