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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 company is retaining a 10 percent interest rate on the diamond, which will allow it to have a share in the net profit that the diamond generates after it's polished and cut into its final ...
The Koh-i-Noor (Persian for 'Mountain of Light'; / ˌ k oʊ ɪ ˈ n ʊər / KOH-in-OOR), [b] [4] [5] also spelled Koh-e-Noor, Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g). [a] It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The diamond is currently set in the Crown of Queen ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...