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World's second-largest diamond found in Botswana
bbc.com ^ | 22 August 2024 | Farouk Chothia

Posted on 08/23/2024 4:54:46 AM PDT by V_TWIN

The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond. It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905 and cut into nine separate stones, many of which are in the British Crown Jewels. The diamond was found at Karowe mine, about 500km (300 miles) north of Botswana's capital, Gaborone. Botswana's government said it was the largest diamond ever discovered in the southern African state. The previous biggest discovery in Botswana was a 1,758-carat stone found at the same mine in 2019. Botswana is one of the world's biggest producer of diamonds, accounting for about 20% of global production. In a statement, Lucara said the stone was "one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed". "We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492 carat diamond," said Lucara head William Lamb. The diamond was detected with the use of Lucara's Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology, said Mr Lamb.

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1 posted on 08/23/2024 4:54:46 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: V_TWIN

2 million years of evolution and we’re still collecting pretty rocks.............


2 posted on 08/23/2024 4:56:12 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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I’ve seen a replica of the Cullinan diamond at the home of the founder’s granddaughter. It was just a glob of GRAYNESS.......NOTHING like this one. BEAUTIFUL!!


3 posted on 08/23/2024 4:58:24 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Red Badger

You must be a GUY!!


4 posted on 08/23/2024 4:58:55 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Cleaned up nice didn’t it?


5 posted on 08/23/2024 5:03:06 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN

Coming soon to Kamala’s America: the necessary down payment for a house!


6 posted on 08/23/2024 5:05:28 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: V_TWIN

Eeew. It’s all wrinkley.


7 posted on 08/23/2024 5:05:46 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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the eight year old botswanan that found it is happy he will now be able to work only 17 hours a day.


8 posted on 08/23/2024 5:08:09 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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I think they’ve moved on from little kids......or so they say.

“The diamond was detected with the use of Lucara’s Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology...”


9 posted on 08/23/2024 5:10:35 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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“Why is she walking funny?”

She’s a rich girl
She don’t try to hide it
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes


10 posted on 08/23/2024 5:11:51 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (I think women should get out of women's sports before they get hurt.)
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Diamonds are plentiful... Their preciousness is an elaborate hoax perpetrated by DeBeers, who control the mining and distribution of these over-rated stones.


11 posted on 08/23/2024 5:13:27 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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“Lucara’s Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology”

Lucara Mega, eight year old who thinks he is a super hero with xray vision, found the behemoth diamond.


12 posted on 08/23/2024 5:17:12 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Red Badger

And as we age, the problem becomes what do we do with all those rocks?


13 posted on 08/23/2024 5:19:17 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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To: V_TWIN

So the value of a diamond is artificial in order to protect the British Crown Jewel value. “Frig the Brits, I say!!


14 posted on 08/23/2024 5:20:21 AM PDT by Racketeer
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Measure it for carbon-14

https://creation.com/diamonds-a-creationists-best-friend


15 posted on 08/23/2024 5:24:38 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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“Diamonds are plentiful... Their preciousness is an elaborate hoax perpetrated by DeBeers, who control the mining and distribution of these over-rated stones.”

Said the man with a wife with no jewelry. Lol!


16 posted on 08/23/2024 5:35:48 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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They’re calling it the Hertz Diamond.


17 posted on 08/23/2024 5:53:08 AM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: teeman8r
Wearing a pair of these...


18 posted on 08/23/2024 7:10:35 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (I lost my tagline on Flight MH370 )
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To: V_TWIN

Eight year old Mbeki Cuthu and his six year old brother Kumba were working the mines early in the day when Kumba spotted a large shiny diamond in the wall where they had been scraping and digging for several hours. The light of the candle was barely enough to see what they had found but they were well experienced at working in near darkness for several years. Mbeki and Kumba enjoyed nearly a full hour of praise from their overseers before being told to get back to work.


19 posted on 08/23/2024 7:13:18 AM PDT by webheart
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I never understood why diamonds and gold were of any value. Sure, they sparkle but in the end they’re rocks.


20 posted on 08/23/2024 7:23:32 AM PDT by bgill
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