A Brief History On January 26, 1905, the South African earth gave up the largest gem-quality diamond in history! Digging Deeper Digging deeper (no, really, digging deeper!), we find the Premier Number 2 mine producing an enormous diamond of over 3,106 carats! Named the Cullinan Diamond, this gemstone was over 4 inches long before it was cut and polished into gems. The largest of those cut gems is the 530.4-carat “Great Star of Africa” which currently has a home on the royal sceptre of England. The Star remained the largest cut and polished diamond in the world until 1985 when…
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