Monster 507 carat gem found in SA
Updated On: 03 October, 2009 07:14 AM IST | | Khalid A-H Ansari
The Indian cricket team's performance in the Champions Trophy may have been conspicuously lacking in glitter, but a South African mine has become the source of yet another white sparkler, with the recovery of a 507.55 carat gemstone last week.
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The Indian cricket team's performance in the Champions Trophy may have been conspicuously lacking in glitter, but a South African mine has become the source of yet another white sparkler, with the recovery of a 507.55 carat gemstone last week.
The gem was recovered at the Cullinan Diamond Mine, where one of the world's largest diamonds named after Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton was found.
The recovery was on the country's Heritage Day last Thursday and is considered to be among the top 20 largest high-quality rough diamonds ever found worldwide.
According to Petra Diamonds, a mining group, the diamond was recovered alongside three special white stones of similar colour and clarity: a very large stone of 168 carats and two others of 58.50 and 53.30 carats.
The gemstone is currently with experts for analysis, following which further details, including colour grading and clarity, would be released.
The CEO of Petra Diamonds is quoted by The Star newspaper as saying: "The Cullinan mine has again given the world a spectacularly beautiful and important diamond.
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The gem was recovered at the Cullinan Diamond Mine, where one of the world's largest diamonds named after Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton was found. The recovery was on the country's Heritage Day last Thursday and is considered to be among the top 20 largest high-quality rough diamonds ever found worldwide.
According to Petra Diamonds, a mining group, the diamond was recovered alongside three special white stones of similar colour and clarity: a very large stone of 168 carats and two others of 58.50 and 53.30 carats.
The gemstone is currently with experts for analysis, following which further details, including colour grading and clarity, would be released.
The CEO of Petra Diamonds is quoted by The Star newspaper as saying: "The Cullinan mine has again given the world a spectacularly beautiful and important diamond.
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