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How Big Do Diamonds Get? - Heart In Diamond
How Big Do Diamonds Get? The largest cut fine-quality diamond ever to be found on earth– a gem known as the Star of Africa I, weighs in at a whopping 530 carats! Other very big diamonds are: the millenium star diamond with 777 carats, the sergio diamond with 3167 carats and the star of sierra leone diamond that has 968.9 carats. Most diamonds that are found are almost as small as dust-like particles. However, from time to time, enormous diamonds are ...
The biggest diamonds - Heart In Diamond
What are the Biggest Diamonds? A South African mine uncovered a diamond in 1905 that weighed an incredible 3106 carats, which is more than a pound, making it the largest diamond ever discovered. Named ¨the Cullinan¨ in honor of the mine´s owner Sir Thomas Cullinan, the gem was eventually cut into 9 huge diamonds and over 100 smaller diamonds. The three largest cuts of the Cullinan eventually became part of King Edward´s royal crown, and can be seen...