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  2. List of largest rough diamonds - Wikipedia

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    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] Motswedi Botswana ...

  3. Cullinan Diamond - Wikipedia

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    The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, [2] weighing 3,106 carats (621.20 g), discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the mine. In April 1905, it was put on sale in London, but despite considerable interest, it was still ...

  4. Excelsior Diamond - Wikipedia

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    The Excelsior Diamond is a gem-quality diamond, and was the largest known diamond in the world from the time of its discovery in 1893 until 1905, when the Cullinan Diamond was found. It was found on June 30, 1893, at the Jagersfontein Mine in South Africa , 130 kilometres (81 miles) south east of Kimberley whose fame as a diamond mining center ...

  5. A Brief History of the Cullinan Diamonds, Queen Elizabeth's ...

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    Unearthed in a South Africa mine in 1905 and weighing 3,106 carats, the Cullinan—named after Thomas Cullinan, the chairman of the mining company—still holds the title of largest diamond ever ...

  6. Sergio (carbonado) - Wikipedia

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    The Sergio (Portuguese: Carbonado do Sérgio) was the largest carbonado and the largest rough diamond ever dug up on earth. [1] It weighed 3,167 carats (633.4 g; 20.36 ozt) and was found above ground in Lençóis (State of Bahia, Brazil) in 1895 by Sérgio Borges de Carvalho.

  7. 2,492-Carat Diamond in Botswana Is Second-Largest to Ever Be ...

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    In a press release, Lucara called the find “remarkable,” adding that the 2,492-carat diamond is “one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed.”. The company found the jewel in Botswana ...

  8. Second-largest diamond ever unearthed found in Botswana ... - AOL

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    Lucara Diamond, in a news release Wednesday, said the "exceptional 2,492-carat diamond" was a "remarkable find" and "one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed." It was recovered using the ...

  9. Premier Mine - Wikipedia

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    The Cullinan Diamond is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found, at 3,106.75 carats (621.350 g). [1] It was found by Frederick Wells, surface manager of the Premier Diamond Mining Company in Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa, on 25 January 1905. The stone was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the diamond mine.