Incredible discovery coming from L.A. has brought a smile upon every gemstone lover. It makes one wonder, will I ever have a piece of that, and by that i mean a giant Brazilian emerald. Well until I get my hands even a kilometer close to it, there are already some strong claimers. The Bahia emerald [...]
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I came across this interesting video. It is amazingly huge. Imagine the price of this emerald.
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 [...]
