The Jonker, a 726-carat gem of this kind, was discovered in South Africa in 1934
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The Jonker diamond is perhaps the 16th largest, D-color diamond ...  The rough Jonker diamond weighed 726 carats, and in 1934 became the 4th largest ... List of largest gem-quality rough diamonds discovered in the world ... Johannes Jacobus Jonker was a 62-year old white South African settler, who had...
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The Jonker Diamond - The World of Famous Diamonds  January 17th, 1934 dawned a cold, windy day. ... At the time of its discovery the Jonker was the fourth largest gem quality diamond ... later when the President Vargas, weighing just 0.6 carats more, was found. ... Soon after the sale of the Jonker crystal to the Diamond Corporation, the South Africa government ..... 726 carats.
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The Jonker diamond was found at the Elandsfontein mine in South ...  See more about In South Africa, South Africa and In Color. ... mine in South Africa by Johannes Jacobus Jonker on 17 January 1934. The diamond was 726 carats, which at the time was the fourth largest uncut gem ever found. ..... Looks kind of like my engagement ring...only mine is the miniature version. hehehe my third...
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The Jonker - Wikipedia  The Jonker diamond was found at the Elandsfontein mine in South Africa by Johannes Jacobus Jonker on 17 January 1934. The diamond was 726 carats, which at the time was the fourth largest uncut gem ever found.
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The 10 Largest Diamonds Ever Discovered - TheRichest  Feb 4, 2014 ... The Jonker: 726 carats. Jonker. This giant gem, found in South Africa in 1934, was found by a settler called Johannes ... However, with a colorless flawless diamond valued at $26,125 per carat, the Jonker I could be worth as...
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Diamondfacts.org - Mining  Coastal mining involves the excavation of sand to find diamonds. ... The Tiffany - Discovered in the Kimberley Mine around 1877, this 287.42-carat diamond was...
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Diamond Museum Cape Town | Famous Diamonds  The diamond was divided into 9 major gemstones, 96 smaller stones and about ... Weight: 10.73ct polished, one of two diamonds cut from 21.25ct of rough ... At 530.20 carats the Cullinan I, or Star of Africa diamond is the largest cut .... as Zaire), almost a decade before the Millennium Star was discovered in the same region.
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Cullinan diamond: 500-carat stone - one of the 20 largest ever ...  Oct 1, 2009 ... One of the biggest diamonds ever found has been discovered at a mine in South Africa. The rough 507-carat white stone was unearthed at the historic Cullinan ... largest rough diamond ever discovered when it was found on January 26, ... The Cullinan mine was for decades owned by famous South African...
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Chrysoberyl: a gem mineral known as cat's-eye and alexandrite  Chrysoberyl is not found in deposits that are large enough to allow it to be used as ... There are multiple varieties of gem chrysoberyl, each with its own name and ... was first observed was named "alexandrite" after Tsar Alexander II of Russia.
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Fall 2002 Gems & Gemology - GIA  are the production, sales, and marketing of these diamonds, as well as ... ganite mine in Madagascar  Namibian gem localities  New opals from Brazil ..... on the important kimberlite pipes in the Northwest Territories. ..... Lowland, Ontario) discovered by De Beers. 1989. Fipke and Blusson arrive in ..... Charles E. Fipke (left).
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Cullinan Diamond - Wikipedia  The Cullinan Diamond was a large gem-quality diamond weighing 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g) discovered at the Premier No. 2 mine in Cullinan, modern-day South Africa, on 26 January 1905. ... The second-largest is Cullinan II or the Second Star of Africa; at 317.4 carats (63.48 g) it is the fourth-largest cut diamond in the...
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diamond - Search-ID.com  Shah Jahan, Ranjit Singh & Queen Victoria all possessed a famous one ... gem of this kind, was discovered in South Africa in 1934; The Regent, a famous one of these gems, was once known as the Pitt (in honor of Sir Thomas, not Brad)...
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Tiffany Yellow Diamond - Wikipedia  The Tiffany Yellow Diamond is one of the largest yellow diamonds ever discovered; its carat weight is 287.42 carats (57.484 g) in the rough when discovered in 1878 in the Kimberley mine in South Africa, ... Country of origin, South Africa ... that this was the largest diamond on display in the U.S. The famous Hope Diamond is...
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The Hope Gems - GemSelect  Apr 8, 2016 ... The famous jeweler, Harry Winston then purchased the stone and donated ... The Hope Diamond has traveled around the world, both on its journey ... the Hope Diamond; the Hope Pearl; the Hope Spinel; a 133-carat blue ... Henry Philip Hope was one of the greatest gemstone collectors of the 19th century.
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The Tiffany Diamond - Tiffany & Co. For The Press  Discovered in the Kimberley diamond mine in South Africa in 1877, the ... the cutting of the diamond into a cushion-shape brilliant weighing 128.54 carats with ... Schlumberger also designed the now famous Bird on a Rock setting in which the...
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World's largest diamond found | HISTORY  Sky 529; Sky 530 (+1); Virgin 270; Virgin 271 (+1); BT 327; BT 379 (HD) ... On this day in 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is ... The Cullinan was later cut into nine large stones and about 100 smaller ones, ... The largest stone is called the "Star of Africa I," or "Cullinan I," and at 530...
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CAnary yellow diamond up to 8million | Jewellery | Pinterest | Yellow ...  "The Vivid Yellow Diamond" (will be in Christie's October 2011 auction, it is the size of ... You will find a selection of yellow diamond jewelry at DK Gems Best duty free ... 110 carats - the largest known vivid yellow pear-shaped diamond in the world ...... Discovered in South Africa and considered as one of the rare diamonds...
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World's largest diamond found - Jan 25, 1905 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, World's largest diamond found on Jan 25, 1905. ... 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is ... Both of these stones, as well as the Cullinan III, are on display in the Tower of London...
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Premier Rose Diamond - Wikipedia  Estimated value, USD 10 million (as of 2006). The Premier Rose Diamond (353.9 carats (70.78 g)) was one of the large rare gems produced by Premier Mine, of De Beers in South Africa. Contents. [hide]. 1 History. 1.1 Cutting; 1.2 Name; 1.3 Details. 2 External links ... The polishing of the two main diamonds of 137.02 (Big Rose) and 31.48...
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In 1934 he plugged Bulova Lone Eagle watches # Quiz # Question ...  Jun 23, 2016 ... In 1934 he plugged Bulova Lone Eagle watches # Quiz # Question ... In 1934, a giant clam had yielded one of these gems with a diameter of 5...
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Star of India (gem) - Wikipedia  The Star of India is a 563.35-carat (112.67 g) star sapphire, one of the largest such gems in the world. It is almost flawless and is unusual in that it has stars on both sides of the stone. The greyish blue gem was mined in Sri Lanka and is housed in the American ... "World's largest blue star sapphire 'found in Sri Lanka'". BBC.