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Saturday, August 18, 2012


[****Diamonds****]


Friends here are the most precious stone(diamonds) ever found on earth.I can't blog about every single  famous diamonds in the world,but these are few of them.Hope you guys like it.


First up, The Millenium Star. This diamond is the second-biggest flawless diamond ever. Cut into a pair-shaped stone, this "star" weighs at a massive 203 carats.This is the smallest one in this post.
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Friends, the Centenary Diamond. This is the largest D-flawless cut diamond in the world. It is cut into a "turban"/"maharajah" shape. It took 3 years to have this diamond cut into 247 facets and to polish it.

 237.85 carats.
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The second-largest diamond (which was previously the largest from 1908 - 1985), is the Cullinan I. This diamond is also known as the First Star of Africa. This giant is cut into a pear shape and it has a massive weight of 530.2 carats.
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Behold, the largest faceted diamond in the world. The Golden Jubilee. It's brown. It's a fire-rose cushion cut diamond. It's a friggin' 545.67 carat diamond.