KOH-I-NOOR DIAMOND
31 Aug 2009
Hey guys! Tonight I’m going to tell you something about Kohinoor diamond. A massive gem stone was discovered by miners in Lesotho is considered to be the largest polished round diamond in history, dwarfing the Indian-originated Kohinoor diamond which is currently part of the Crown Jewels. It is weighing Weighing 478 carats; this is the 20th largest rough diamond ever found. British-based leading global diamond mining business, Gem Diamonds, has revealed that the stone is of outstanding clarity.
The stone was found at the Letseng Mine, owned by the company, in Lesotho earlier this week. The clarity and round shape of this gem mean that its worth could be considerably higher than that of another similar sized rough stone from the same mine, which was recently valued at 12 million U.S. dollars. The find is still dwarfed by the Cullinan Diamond which was discovered in 1905, which was the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found at 3,106 carats. The mine, which was owned by famous diamond company De Beers for many years, has already produced three of the world’s biggest diamonds that include the 603 carat Lesotho Promise, the 493 carat Leteng Legacy, and the 601 carat Lesotho Brown
