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الأحد، 4 نوفمبر 2012

The Incomparable Diamond

Weight: 407.48 carats
Color: modifying color (yellow-brown)
Value: $20 million

   The third largest diamond of the world weighing was found in the town of Mbuji Mayi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) in the 1980s. Four years were spent studying and then cutting the stone, the biggest piece of rough ultimately yielded a gem weighing 407.48 carats .



                                                                               

                                                                                   

The Golden Jubilee

Weight: 545.67 carats
Color: fancy yellow-brown
Value: $4-$12 million

      The Golden Jubilee is the largest diamond in the world .This large brown Golden Jubilee was discovered in 1985 in a premier mine in South Africa with the original total rough shape weight of 755.5 carats (151 g) which was later reshaped and re-sized . The stone was simply known as the Unnamed Brown. Estimated value of the Golden Jubilee is $4-$12 million.