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The magnificent Cullinan Diamond – the largest diamond ever found- is incorporated into the Crown Jewels. The stone was discovered near Pretoria in modern -day South Africa in 1905, and is named after the chairman of the mining company, Thomas Cullinan. In its uncut state, it weighed 3,106 metric carats and boasted a size of 10.1 x 6.35 x 5.9 cm.
Seven other major diamonds, weighing a total of 208.29 carats (41.66 g), were privately owned by Elizabeth II, who inherited them from her grandmother, Queen Mary, in 1953. The Queen also owned minor brilliants and a set of unpolished fragments.
- Near colourless
- 105 stones of assorted cuts
- South Africa
- 3,106 carats (621.2 g)
The Koh-i-Noor ( Persian for 'Mountain of Light'; / ˌkoʊɪˈnʊər / KOH-in-OOR ), [b] [4] [5] also spelled Koh-e-Noor, Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g). [a] It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
- D (colourless)
- IIa
- Oval brilliant
- 105.602carats (21.1204 g)
24 de abr. de 2019 · The story behind the cutting of the world’s largest gem-quality rough diamond that helped create Queen Elizabeth’s Crown Jewels has been unearthed in rare documents. The original...
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- Simon Perry
Cullinan diamond, world’s largest gem diamond, which weighed about 3,106 carats in rough form when found in 1905 at the Premier mine in Transvaal, modern-day South Africa. Named for Sir Thomas Cullinan, who had discovered the mine three years earlier, the colourless stone was purchased by the.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 de nov. de 2023 · The Cullinan Diamond was three times larger than the previous record holder, the Excelsior Diamond, found in 1893 at another South African mine. Uncovered 5.5 metres (18 ft) underground, the Cullinan is estimated to have been formed at a depth of 410–660 km (255–410 miles), reaching the Earth’s surface 1.18 billion years ago.
14 de fev. de 2023 · 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 ...
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