Posted on 09/29/2009 2:43:07 PM PDT by cakid1
This is one big diamond.
This thing is the size of a chicken egg.
It was discovered in South Africa.
The 507.55-carat gem reportedly has "exceptional color and clarity."
No value has been give yet for the
That’s a lot of diamond angle-grinder cutting disks right there! (I tend to think in practical terms.)
I saw the replica of the Cullinan Diamond before it was cut ....it’s bigger than this...then it was cut and put into the Scepter, and other Crown Jewels, I think.
Hey! Jodie Foster’s kid looks just like him!
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