The World’s Largest Diamond Was Found
Posted in News on February 10th, 2008 by adminAt last, the largest diamond in the world had found a worthy contender. Under preliminary forecasts of experts the weight of the new diamond-champion is one 1.5 kg.
Before now the largest diamond in the world was the Cullinan diamond. This diamond was found in the British province Transvaal (nowadays the Republic of South Africa) in 1905. The weight of the ex-champion Cullinan is 3106 carat (621.2 gr.). The diamond was named for Sir Thomas Cullinan, who had discovered the Premier in Transvaal three years earlier. The diamond amazes not only by its size but also its cleanliness, absence of mineral inclusions, cracks, and bubbles.
The Cullinan diamond was presented to the reigning British monarch, King Edward VII, in 1907. It’s interesting that diamond represents a splinter (about 1/3 part) of larger diamond, but it haven’t found till now. Read more »
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