List of largest rough diamonds
This is a partial list of the largest diamonds with a rough stone (uncut) weight of over 200 carats (40 grams).[1] However, the Cullinan (formerly Premier) mine alone has produced 135 diamonds larger than 200 carats since mining commenced.
| Carats | Name | Country | Mine | Date | Current owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3167 | Sergio[2][3][4] |  Brazil | 1895 | ||
| 3106.75 | Cullinan Diamond |  South Africa | Premier Mine | 1905 | British Crown |
| 1111 | Lesedi La Rona[5] |  Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2015 | Lucara Diamond |
| 995.20 | Excelsior Diamond | South Africa | Jagersfontein Mine | 1893 | Robert Mouawad |
| 969 | Star of Sierra Leone |  Sierra Leone | Diminco Mine | 1973 | Harry Winston |
| 890 | Incomparable Diamond |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | MIBA mine | 1984 | Louis Glick |
| 813 | [6] | Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2015 | Lucara Diamond |
| 777 | Millennium Star[7] | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mbuji-Mayi | 1990 | De Beers |
| 770 | The Woyie River | Sierra Leone | Woyie River | 1945 | |
| 755 | The Golden Jubilee | South Africa | Premier Mine | 1985 | Government of Thailand |
| 726.6 | The Vargas | Brazil | San Antonio River | 1938 | |
| 726 | The Jonker | South Africa | Elandsfontein | 1934 | |
| 650.8 | The Jubilee | South Africa | Jagersfontein Mine | 1895 | Robert Mouawad |
| 620 | The Sefadu | Sierra Leone | Diminco Mine | 1970 | Lazare Kaplan |
| 616 | The Kimberley Octahedron | South Africa | Dutoitspan Mine | 1964 | De Beers |
| 603 | Lesotho Promise |  Lesotho | Letseng mine | 2006 | Graff Diamonds |
| 601 | Lesotho Brown | Lesotho | Letseng mine | 1967 | |
| 599 | Centenary | South Africa | Premier Mine | 1986 | |
| 587 | Spirit of de Grisogono |  Central African Republic | |||
| 550 | Letseng Star | Lesotho | Letseng Mine | 2011 | |
| 507[8][9] | Cullinan Heritage | South Africa | Cullinan Diamond Mine (fmr. Premier Mine) | 2009 | Chow Tai Fook Jewellery |
| 493.24 | Letseng Legacy | Lesotho | Letseng Mine | 2007 | SAFDICO (Graff Jewellers) |
| 490 | The Kimberley | South Africa | Kimberley Mine | 1921 | |
| 460.2[10] | South Africa | Cullinan Diamond Mine (fmr. Premier Mine) | 2009 | ||
| 428.5 | The De Beers | South Africa | De Beers Mine | 1888 | Disappeared |
| 410 | The Regent |  India | Paritala-Kollur Mine | 1698 | Louvre Museum, France |
| 404.2 | [11] |  Angola | Lulo Diamond Project | 2016 | Lucapa Diamond Company |
| 374 | [6] | Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2015 | Lucara Diamond |
| 357 | Lesotho | Letseng Mine | 2015 | ||
| 353.9 | Premier Rose | South Africa | Premier Mine | 1978 | Robert Mouawad |
| 347.00 | Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2016 | ||
| 341.9 | [12] | Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2015 | |
| 314 | Lesotho | Letseng Mine | 2015 | ||
| 300 (?) | The Orlov | India | ~1750 | Diamond Fund, Moscow | |
| 296.66 | Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2016 | ||
| 287.42 | Tiffany Yellow Diamond | South Africa | Premier Mine | 1877 | Tiffany & Co. |
| 269.7 | Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2015 | ||
| 256.6 | Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2013 | ||
| 254.5 | Star of the South | Brazil | 1853 | ||
| 253.7 | The Oppenheimer | South Africa | Dutoitspan Mine | 1964 | Smithsonian Institution |
| 245.42 | Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2016 | ||
| 240.8 | The Taylor Burton | South Africa | Premier Mine | 1966 | |
| 239.0 | Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2013 | ||
| 232.1 | South Africa | Cullinan Mine | 2014 | ||
| 221.47 | Manhattan Lycos White | South Africa | Manhattan Diamonds | 2012 | |
| 217.39 | The Angola Star | Angola | Luarica Mine | 2007 | Diamond in the Rough, New York City |
See also
References
- ↑ "List of the Largest Diamonds In the World by Famous diamonds". 24hgold.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
- ↑ "Carbonado – A possible relic from Uranus or Neptune". meteoritestudies.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Article "Carbonado" on Wikisource
- ↑ "Giant Black Diamonds Of Mysterious Origin May Hail From Space". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
- ↑ "Biggest Diamond in More Than a Century Unearthed in Botswana". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- 1 2 "Lucara Recovers Two More Large Diamonds Including an 813 Carat Stone from the Karowe Mine in Botswana". lucaradiamond.mwnewsroom.com. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Millennium Star diamond". diamondsinstyle.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cullinan". Petradiamonds.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Egg-sized diamond sold to Hong Kong jeweller for a record $35m". The Independent. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Who paid record price for huge diamond?". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Giant $20 million diamond found in Angola by WA company Lucapa". abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Lucara recovers 342 carat diamond from Karowe mine in Botswana". www.miningreview.com. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
External links
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