Lesotho diamond could be largest ever polished round diamond
by Brian Turner
A huge 478 carats diamond has been discovered in Lesotho’s Letseng mine, jointly owned by Gem Diamonds and the Lesotho government.
According to specialists, it is already the 20th largest rough diamond found, and if cut and polished, could be the largest ever polished round diamond, weighing in at 150 carats.
The famous Koh-i-Noor diamond set in the British crown jewels is a 105 carat diamond.
However, the new diamond from Lesotho is still far smaller than the Cullinan diamond discovered in 1905, which was 3,106 carats uncut and yielded a teardrop shaped diamond of 530 carats called the Great Star of Africa.
Traditionally large diamonds are named, though none has been announced for the newly discovered stone.
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