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 Cullinan Diamond | TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The 'Cullinan Diamond', found by Frederick Wells, surface manager of the Premier Diamond Mining Company in Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa on June 25 1905, is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found, at 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g).
The largest polished gem from the stone is named Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, and at 530.2 carats (106.04 g) was the largest polished diamond in the world until the 1985 discovery of the Golden Jubilee diamond (545.67 cts), also from the Premier mine.
The second largest gem from the Cullinan stone, Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, at 317.4 carats (63.48 g), is the second largest polished diamond in the world and is also part of the British crown jewels, as it forms a part of the Imperial State Crown.
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 Diamond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A number of large diamonds have become historically significant objects, as their inclusion in various sets of crown jewels and the purchase, sale, and sometimes theft of notable diamonds, have sometimes become politicized.
The Cullinan Diamond, part of the British crown jewels, was the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found (1905), at 3,106.75 carats.
One of the diamonds cut from it, Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, was formerly the largest gem-quality cut diamond at 530.2 carats, but now that title has been taken by the Golden Jubilee (1985), a 545.67 carat, yellow-brown diamond.
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 ►All About Cullinan II | Miss Peridot's Encyclopedia of Gems, Diamonds and Jewelry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Also known as the lesser Star of Africa, at 317.4 carats (63.48 g), it is the second largest polished diamond in the world and is part of the British crown jewels, as it forms a part of the Imperial State Crown.
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