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3106 carat diamond worth.
The most notable stone of that size the 3 106 carat rough stone discovered late one afternoon in 1905 in the premier mine in south africa was given as a gift to the king of england at the time.
John lincoln an interesting fact is the source of the term carat.
The original 3 106 carat cullinan diamond became the largest rough diamond ever discovered when it was found on january 26 1905 by miner frederick wells.
The heavier the diamond the greater its value.
It s the second type ii white diamond over 100 carats recovered in lesotho in ten days.
The largest was the 3 106 carat cullinan diamond which was discovered in south africa in 1905 and eventually yielded two enormous high quality stones one of 530 4 carats and one 317 4 both.
The only larger diamond ever unearthed was the 3 106 carat cullinan diamond discovered in south africa in 1905.
The cullinan was eventually cut into smaller stones some of which now form part of.
Carat measures a diamond s weight not its size as it is often confused.
At an average elevation of 3 100 metres 10 000 feet above sea level letšeng is also one of the world s highest diamond mines.
Thus the total mass of this diamond will be 621 200 grams.
3106 carats with each carat having a mass of 0 200 grams.
The biggest rough ever found was the 3 106 carat cullinan dug near pretoria south africa in 1905.
A 3 106 carat diamond is discovered in south africa and christened the cullinan it was the largest diamond ever found.
Small stones of high color and clarity are easier to find than larger ones so you will notice them more often in jewelry stores.
The cullinan diamond was the largest gem quality rough diamond ever found weighing 3 106 75 carats 621 35 g discovered at the premier no 2 mine in cullinan south africa on 26 january 1905 it was named after thomas cullinan the mine s chairman in april 1905 it was put on sale in london but despite considerable interest it was still unsold after two years.