List of largest rough diamonds
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 |
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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 | The Constellation [6] | Botswana | Karowe Mine | 2015 | Nemesis International DMCC |
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
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- ↑ 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Article "Carbonado" on Wikisource
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External links
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