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It is the world's largest known red diamond, the rarest of all diamond colors. [1] The Moussaieff Red was discovered by a Brazilian garimpeiro named Ze Tatu in a manual digging [1] in the district of Major Porto in 1989, in a region known as Noroeste de Minas in the state of Minas Gerais. The rough stone weighed 13.9 carats (2.78 g). [1]
This is a partial list of the largest non-synthetic diamonds with a rough stone (uncut) weight of over 200 carats (40 grams). [1] The list is not intended to be complete—e.g., the Cullinan (formerly Premier) mine alone has produced 135 diamonds larger than 200 carats since mining commenced.
A 5.05-carat (1.010 g) Emerald-cut red diamond formerly known simply as "Red Diamond". This is the second-largest known red diamond. It was cut from a 35-carat (7.0 g) piece of boart discovered near Lichtenburg, South Africa. It reappeared in 2007 after a 37-year absence from sight, and was purchased by Kazanjian Brothers Inc. —
Up until 2018, the firm had discovered seven diamonds larger than 100 carats, and its biggest discovery to date is a massive 910 carat diamond that it revealed in 2018 and sold for a whopping $40 ...
Pages in category "Diamonds originating in Brazil" ... Moussaieff Red Diamond; O. Ocean Paradise Diamond; P. Paragon (diamond) Portuguese Diamond; S. Sergio (carbonado)
Diamonds are mined in about 25 countries today yet Botswana is still one of the world’s leading ones, especially now with its recent unique discovery. The post Miners Find The Second Biggest ...
The diamond, which has yet to be named, is the second-largest to be discovered since the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond was found 119 years ago in South Africa in 1905, CNN reported.
At the end of the 18th century, it was the third largest population in the Captaincy General of Minas, behind the capital Vila Rica, today Ouro Preto, and with a population similar to that of the prosperous São João del-Rei. In the 18th century it grew due to the large local production of diamonds, which were exploited by the Portuguese crown.