Although Egyptians produced gold on a massive scale, only pharaohs were entitled to wear gold jewelry and enjoy its beauty. This ancient civilization believed that only pharaohs were worthy of wearing a symbol of the sun, the Egyptian source of life. Gold combines the elements of elegance, authenticity, durability and workability. Experts estimate that approximately [...]
1. Russia: Mirna Mine is the largest diamond deposit in Russia and one of the largest in the world. 2. Australia: Argyle Diamond Mine is the largest producer in world, mostly industrial grade. Rio Tinto. 3. Botswana: Jwaneng Diamond Mine produces small stonesand is the richest mine in world. 4. Angola: Fourth largest diamond mine [...]
The Millennium Star is the 10th largest diamond in the world. It weights 203.04 carats and is a D-color flawless pear-shaped diamond with a total of 54 facets. The diamond was found in the Mbuji-Mayi district of Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1990 and as a rough stone it weighted 777 carats. It [...]
The Red Cross was found in Kimberly mines (South Africa) in 1901. The rough stone weighed 375 carats and had canary yellow color. It was given a cushion-shaped cut and after the processing the Red Cross diamond had a weight of 205.07 carats. On behalf of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of [...]
The De Beers diamond was found in Kimberly mines in 1888. The rough stone weighed 428.50 old carats and was a huge light yellow octahedral crystal. It is not known where the De Beers diamond was cut but some features of the cleavage make experts believed that it is very likely that the work was [...]
