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The Moussaieff Red Diamond (formerly known as the Red Shield Diamond) is a diamond measuring 5.11 carats (1.022 g) with a triangular brilliant cut (sometimes called a trillion or a trilliant cut), rated in color as Fancy Red by the Gemological Institute of America. It is the world's largest known red diamond, the rarest of all diamond colors. [1]
Found above ground in Lençóis: 1895: Eventually sold to I. K. Gulland of London, where it was broken up into small pieces as industrial diamond drills. [7] 3106.75: Cullinan Diamond South Africa: Premier Mine: 1905: British Crown (I and II) and Charles III (III–IX) The largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered. 2492 [8] yet unnamed ...
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. —
Botswana, a country of 2.6 million people in southern Africa, is the second-biggest producer of natural diamonds behind Russia and has unearthed all of the world’s biggest stones in recent years.
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 Kazanjian Red Diamond, previously known as the Red Diamond, is a 5.05-carat red diamond. It was found in South Africa in the 1920s, and was cut in Amsterdam. The Nazis seized the diamond during World War II. It was rediscovered after the war, and changed owners multiple times before it was bought in 2007 by the Kazanjian Brothers.
The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday.
The 2492 carat diamond was discovered in the Karowe mine in Botswana of Lucara Diamond Company. Botswana is one of the world's largest producers of diamonds, which constitute its main source of ...