In previous articles, we wrote about the January 1905 discovery of the world’s largest gem-quality clear diamond, which was the “Cullinan” diamond, found in Pretoria, South Africa — a 3,106-carat diamond weighing 1.33 pounds. You can read about what happened to the Cullinan diamond below...
5 carats, the De Beers diamond was the largest diamond found at the four mines during the time period. It isn’t known where the diamond was cut, but it’s likely that this fine work was done in Amsterdam. Notably, the 8th largest faceted diamond in the world was...
LONDON -- A near tennis-ball-sized gem found this week in Botswana is the second-largest diamond ever unearthed, smaller only than a precious stone that furnished some of the British crown’s most valuable jewels. The 1,111 carat gem-quality diamond was found at the Karowe Mine this week...
The miner, majority-owned by the Russian government, said the gem-quality stone was found at its alluvial mines in Russia’s Far East, adding that the largest pink diamond it had previously discovered was less than 4 carats in weight. The impressive pink rock, measuring 22.47 mm x 15.69 mm...
根据最后一段中的“The earliest known diamonds were found in India many centuries ago.But most of the world's diamonds now come from the Congo,from Tanzania-which has the largest diamond mine in the world and also from South Africa.”可知,作为生产钻石的著名地方Western Europe,文中没有提到,故...
The shining diamond not only represents glamour but also symbolizes everlasting love. Do you know where the world’s largest rough diamond was found? It was in a small town called Cullinan on January 25th, 1905. 当时的南非政府将这璀璨无比的巨钻送给了英国国王爱德华七世作为66岁生日的贺礼,它被...
Theearliest known diamonds were found in India many centuries ago.The_most_recent_and_exciting_discoveries_have_been_made_in_eastern_Russia.But most of the world's diamonds now come from the Congo, fromTanzania, and also from South Africa — which has the largestdiamond mines in the world. ...
Recently found in November 2015, this type of a diamond is 111 carat and was found in Botswana mines. It was insured for $120 million. No wonder diamonds are highly valuable, right? Excelsior Diamond Discovered in 1893, this diamond held the position of the largest diamond ever found till ...
The earliest known diamonds were found in India many (47) ago. The most recent and (48) discoveries have been made in eastern Russia. (49) most of the world’s diamonds now come from Congo, from Tanzania― (50) has the largest diamond mine in the world and from South Africa.A. ...
Diamond Trading " Botswana is located in the interior of Southern Africa. Although the country is full of diamond mines, this diamond is the largest diamond ever found in Botswana. It is also the second largest diamond in the world since the Cullinan Diamond, the world's largest diamond, was...