Cullinan Diamond
Cullinan Diamond : The largest gem diamond ever found
This 3,106.75 carat diamond is the largest gem diamond ever found. It was discovered on January 26, 1905 at the Premier Diamond Mining Company in Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa, by Frederick Wells, a mine superintendent. Although a carbonado found in Brazil weighed more than 3,600 carats (720 g), no gem-quality material could be extracted from [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Excelsior Diamond : named after the Jubilee in honor of Queen Victoria
On the evening of June 30, 1893, an African mine worker picked up an immense diamond in a shovelful of gravel which he was loading into a truck; he hid it from his overseer and delivered it directly into the hands of the mine manager. The diamond was discovered in the Jagersfontein mine in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Is It Or Isn’t It? The World’s Largest Diamond
Unconfirmed reports are in from South Africa regarding the discovery of what may be the world’s largest diamond. According to Brett Jolly, a shareholder in the small South African mining company that found the diamond, the stone is around 7,000 carats, twice the size of the world’s largest diamond – the Cullinan Diamond. In 2000 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cullinan Diamond
The Cullinan Diamond, found by Frederick Wells, surface manager of the Premier Diamond Mining Company in Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa, on January 26, 1905, is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found, at 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g). Although a carbonado found in Brazil weighed more than 3,600 carats (720 g), no gem-quality material could be [...]
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