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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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Oppenheimer Diamond The Oppenheimer Diamond, a nearly perfectly formed 253.7 carat (50.74 g) yellow diamond crystal, is one of the largest uncut diamonds in the world. It measures approximately 20 กม 20 millimeters. It was discovered in the Dutoitspan Mine, Kimberley, South Africa, in 1964. Color: yellow Rough Weight(carat): 253.7 Cut: Rough Diamond Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1964
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Regent Diamond weights 140.64 carats (28.13 g), is cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut, formerly belonging to Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Napoleon Bonaparte, it now resides in the Louvre. Color: white with pale blue Rough Weight(carat): 410 Cut Weight(carat): 140.64 Cut: Cushion Country of origin: India Date discovered: 1698
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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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Star of South Africa also known as the Dudley Diamond. This must not be confused with the Star of Africa. The Star of South Africa was the initial name given to this diamond, when it was purchased as an 83.5-carat (16.7 g) rough diamond. The diamond is a D-color, pear-shaped stellar brilliant cut stone, weighing 47.69 carats (9.54 g). Color: colorless Rough Weight(carat): 83.5 Cut Weight(carat): 47.69 Cut: Pear Country of origin: Cape Colony(South Africa) Date discovered: 1869
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The Angola Star A 217.39 carat rough diamond found in Angola.Extremely unique in size, shape and character, it is the prize jewel of Diamond in the Rough's impressive collection. Rough Weight(carat): 217.39 Cut: Rough Diamonds Country of origin: Angola(Africa)
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Tiffany Yellow Diamond antique modified cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut, on display at Tiffany & Co.'s New York City store. It weighs 128.54 carats (25.71 g). Color: yellow Rough Weight(carat): 280 Cut Weight(carat): 128.54 Cut: Modified antique cushion brilliant Country of origin: South Africa Date discovered: 1878
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Uncle Sam Uncle Sam is the nickname for the largest diamond ever discovered in the United States, emerald-cut, M color (pale brown), VVS2 clarity. It was found in 1924 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas at the Prairie Creek pipe mine, which later became known as the Crater of Diamonds State Park.The rough diamond as originally discovered weighed 40.23 carats (8.046 g). Color: brown Rough Weight(carat): 40.23 Cut Weight(carat): 12 Cut: Emerald-cut Country of origin: America Date discovered: 1924
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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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