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Centenary Diamond 273.85 carats (54.77 g), modified heart-shaped brilliant, the world's largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 599 Cut Weight(carat): 273.85 Cut: Heart Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 17 July 1986
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Cullinan Diamond the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found at 3106.75 carats (621.35 g). It was cut into 105 diamonds including the Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, 530.2 carats (106.04 g), and the Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, 317.4 carats (63.48 g), both of which are now part of the British Crown Jewels. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 3106.75 Cut: Assorted (Cushions, Pears, Marquises) Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1905
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Excelsior Diamond the largest known diamond in the world prior to the Cullinan at 970 carats (190 g), it was later cut into 10 pieces of various sizes (13¨C68 carats) Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 970 Cut Weight(carat): 68 Cut: Rough Diamond Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: June 30, 1893
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Golden Jubilee Diamond the largest faceted diamond ever cut at 545.67 carats (109.13 g) Color: yellow-brown Rough Weight(carat): 755.5 Cut Weight(carat): 545.67 Cut: Fire Rose Cushion Cut Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1985
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Incomparable Diamond a brownish-yellow diamond of 407.48 carats (81.496 g) cut from an 890 carat (178 g) rough diamond of the same name - it appeared on eBay in 2002. Internally Flawless clarity. Several other smaller diamonds were also cut from the crystal. Color: brownish-yellow Rough Weight(carat): 890 Cut Weight(carat): 407.48 Cut: Shield-Shaped Step Cut Country of origin: Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) Date discovered: 1984
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Lesotho Brown was a stone originally 601 carats (120 g) with the largest stone 71.73 carats (14.35 g) after cutting. Color: pale brown Rough Weight(carat): 601 Cut: Rough Diamond Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1967
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Lesotho Promise is the 15th-largest diamond, the tenth-largest white diamond, and the largest diamond to be found in 13 years. The original stone was 603 carats (121 g), although the largest diamond after the cutting was 75 carats (15 g). Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 603 Cut Weight(carat): 75 Cut: Pear Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 22 August 2006
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Millennium Star at 203.04 carats (40.61 g) is the second-largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond. Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 777 Cut Weight(carat): 203.04 Cut: Pear Brilliant Country of origin: Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) Date discovered: 1990
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Star of Sierra Leone cut into smaller pieces, the largest of which is 53.96 carats (10.79 g). Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 968.9 Cut: Rough Diamond Country of origin: Sierra Leone Date discovered: Feb 14, 1972
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Vargas diamond The Vargas Diamond, discovered in Brazil on August 13, 1938 by Joaquim Venancio Tiago and Manoel Miguel Domingues, was 726.6 carats (145.3 g) when pulled out of the ground. Twenty nine smaller diamonds were carved from the larger rough Vargas Diamond including the 48.26-carat (9.65 g) emerald cut diamond named "President Vargas". Color: blue-white Rough Weight(carat): 726.6 Cut: Rough Diamond Country of origin: Brazil Date discovered: 1938
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