One of World’s Largest Diamonds Unearthed

September 22nd, 2008 by BallerHouse

One of the world’s largest diamonds was unearthed September 8th in the African kingdom of Lesotho. Weighing in at nearly 500 carats the diamond is practically flawless. Gem Diamonds discovered the large beauty in the Letseng mine which is located in Lesotho, a Kingdom within the country of South Africa. After being analysed by experts in Antwerp, the diamond was found to be 478 carats with few inclusions and of outstanding clarity. A stone of similar weight and of lesser color-quality and clarity recently sold for $12 million prompting us to ask, how much for this beauty? “Preliminary examination of this remarkable diamond indicates that it will yield a record breaking polished stone of the very best color and clarity,” Clifford Elphick, the chief executive of Gem Diamonds, said in a statement. Let’s just hope your girlfriend doesn’t check out BallerHouse or you could be paying this one off for a lifetime.

The largest diamond ever discovered is the Cullinan, discovered in South Africa in 1905. The world’s largest diamond ever discovered weighed more than 3,100 carats before it was cut into more than one hundred separate gems, many of which are part of the British crown jewels. If that diamond was made into the British crown jewels, what of this one? “It has the potential to yield one of the largest flawless D color round polished diamonds in history,” the company said.

[via MSNBC]

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