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The Moussaieff Red Diamond, a trilliant cut, 5.11 carat red diamond purchased in 2001 or 2002, [6] is the world's largest known red diamond. [15] Moussaieff retired from the business in 2004 while his wife continued to oversee sales, designs and acquisitions. [6] [16] [17]
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]
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man.He is the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.
The 813-karat diamond was mined from Canadian mining firm Lucara in a Botswana mine during late November of last year. ... la Rona" on June 29 which just happens to be the second biggest rough ...
William J. LaVarre (1898–1991) was an American geographer, explorer, and journalist known for his books Up the Mazaruni for Diamonds (1919) and Southward ho! A Treasure Hunter in South America (1940) and for his anti-communist writings. [1] He was the brother of actor John Merton and filmmaker André de la Varre.
An Arkansas man who picked up what he thought was a piece of glass at a state park says he later learned his jelly bean-sized find was something much more valuable: It was a 4.87-carat diamond.
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.
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.