Monday, October 5, 2009

Amazing 507-Carat White Diamond mined in South Africa

Check out this amazing 507-Carat White Diamond which was mined at the Cullinan Mine in South Africa, where the world's largest gem was also found decades ago. It was dug up last September 24 and considered to be amongst the top 20 largest high quality rough diamonds ever found worldwide and ranks alongside other illustrious diamonds recovered at the celebrated Cullinan mine.

Currently, this latest gemstone is on the hands of stone experts for further analysis and according to their initial examinations, it is of exceptional colour and clarity and it is classified as Type II.

news source: Yahoo News
image source: http://www.guardian.co.uk

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