Africa Star diamond comes from Cullinan diamond, the largest rough stone in the world. 190565438+1October 2 1 day, the world's largest rough diamond was found in Primir mine in South Africa, with an astonishing weight of 3 106 carats. But because the original stone was too big, it was later cut and polished into many diamonds of different sizes. The largest one (Cullinan No.1), weighing 530.2 carats, is called Cullian, which is now embedded in the king's scepter and treasured in Buckingham Palace, England.
2. Century Diamond
Century diamonds are second only to Clariant No.1 and No.2 .. 1980 found in South Africa, and the original stone weighs 599 carats. On March 1988, 1 1 day, on the occasion of the establishment of De Beers Diamond Company100th anniversary, an ultra-high quality gem-grade diamond weighing 599.00 carats was found in the famous "Premier" kimberlite pipeline in South Africa, which was named "Centennial". This diamond is pure and flawless, with excellent color, light rose color and extraordinary beauty. This is a rare treasure.
3. Xianxi Diamond
Xianxi diamond, originally belonging to the "bold Charles" Duke of Burgundy, France, is one of the top ten famous diamonds in the world. Xianxi diamond weighs 55 carats. It is a pear-shaped world-famous diamond with a pair of rose lathes. It originated in India. Xianxi diamond is light yellow and obviously comes from India. It is said that it is the largest diamond with a symmetrical front. The "Bold Charles" Duke of Burgundy, France, lost this diamond in the war of 1477.
4. Heart of hope
The Heart of Hope is also called Queen Mary. It is said that the heart of hope is the diamond of bad luck. Metaphysics believes that things like jewelry and diamonds are always accompanied by murder and robbery, and they are ominous things stained with blood. As for this diamond of destruction, it is said that its owners died mysteriously one after another until it was donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
5. Regent diamonds
Regent diamond is a beautiful and high-quality diamond. As soon as I heard its name, I knew it was a treasure closely related to the royal family, and it had the same mysterious bad luck as "hope". This diamond was discovered in 170 1 year by Indian slaves working in Patel diamond mine on Christina River in Gorconda. Its original weight is 4 10 carat. In order to take the diamond out of the mine, the slave painfully cut his thigh, hid the diamond in the meat, wrapped it in a bandage and escaped from the mine.
He confided the secret to an English captain and offered to share the diamonds with him on condition that he would help him escape from the country. The captain obviously agreed to the slave's request, but during the journey, the captain stole the diamond and threw him into the vast sea. 1945, Regent Diamonds returned to the Apollo Art Museum in the Louvre.