As we commemorate the discovery of the world’s second-largest diamond in Botswana on August 22, 2024, let’s explore the TOP 10 BIGGEST diamonds ever found, including iconic gems like the Cullinan and the Star of Sierra Leone.
The second largest diamond ever found in the world, a 2,492-carat #diamond was discovered in Botswana. The diamond was found in the Karowe Diamond Mine using X-ray technology, according to LucaraDiamond on Thursday.
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Here are the TOP 10 BIGGEST diamonds ever discovered in AFRICA according to robbreport.com
Among gemologists, the world’s biggest diamonds are more than just portable forms of extreme #wealth-their windows into the earth’s deeper mantle.
1 The Cullinan Diamond, 3,106 Carats
With a weight of 3,106 carats, the Cullinan is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found (South Africa).
2 The Louis Vuitton Sewelô Diamond, 1,758 Carats
The 1,758-carat Sewelô holds the title of the second-largest rough diamond ever discovered. Unearthed at-say it with us-the Karowe mine in Botswana.
3 Diamond From Karowe, Botswana 1,175 Carats
Lucara discovered this 1,174.76-carat diamond in 2021, less than a week after a 1,098-carat diamond was unearthed.
4 Lesedi La Rona, 1,109 Carats
In November 2015, the Karowe mine yielded a stunner: the 1,109-carat rough that would soon be christened the Lesedi La Rona, which translates as “our light” in Setwana.
5 Diamond From Jwaneng, Botswana 1,098 Carats
In the Setswana language, Jwaneng, the richest diamond mine in the world by value, means “a place of small stones.” That was hardly the case in June 2021, when the mine’s owner, Debswana-a 50-50 partnership between DeBeers and the government of Botswana- recovered a 1,098.3-carat rough stone.
6 Diamond From Karowe, Botswana, 1,080 Carats
Last month, Lucara announced the discovery of yet another 1,000+ carater at its Karowe mine- 1,080.1 carats, to be exact. And Type Ila at that.
7 Diamond From Karowe, Botswana, 998 Carats
The Canadian miner Lucara Diamond is the undisputed king of big diamonds thanks to its 100 percent-owned Karowe mine in Botswana.
8 The Excelsior, 995 Carats
The 995.20-carat Excelsior Diamond is the only jumbo rock on this list discovered in the 19th century. Unearthed in #South #Africa in 1893, the diamond held the record for the largest diamond in the world for 12 years, when the Cullinan dethroned it.
9 The Star of Sierra Leone, 969 Carats
After the 968.90-carat Star of #SierraLeone Diamond was discovered in 1972 in the country’s Koidu district, Harry Winston purchased the rough for $2.3 million and broke it into 17 smaller diamonds.
10 The Lesotho Legend, 910 Carats
In the world of diamonds, a Type Ila designation is the ultimate bragging right. The gemological classification denotes chemically pure diamonds with spectacular limpidity.
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