Star of Africa: Now among the Crown Jewels, the Great Star of Africa, weighing 530.20 carats, is mounted in one of the British Royal Sceptres, while the Lesser Star of Africa, weighing 317.40 carats, can be found in the Imperial State Crown.
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STAR OF AFRICA
The Star of Africa (also called the Cullinan diamond) is the largest diamond yet found, weighing 3,106 carats (roughly 1.3 pounds) in its rough form. It was mined at the Premier Mine in South Africa in 1905.
Black Star of Africa At over 200 carats, this is about the 11th largest diamond in the world.
The Star of Africa, a pear shaped diamond weighing 530.20 carats, aka the Cullinan I. It measures 53mm x 44mm x 29mm, and has 76 facets (counting the culet and the table).
The Great Star of Africa was the largest polished diamond in the world until the discovery of the "Golden Jubilee" diamond in 1985. The Golden Jubilee diamond was also from the Premier Diamond Mine and has a cut weight of 545.67 carats.
The two largest cut stones became the famous First and Second Star of Africa. Both were retained by Great Britain for use in the British regalia.
The Cullinan diamond (also called the Star of Africa) is the largest diamond yet found, weighing 3,106 carats (roughly 1.3 pounds) in its rough form. It was mined at the Premier Mine in South Africa in 1905.
Initially, Cullinan I also known as the "Great Star of Africa" was the sole holder of this title. In the year 1985, a brown diamond was found which was large in size in the Premier mine located in South Africa.
The Cullinan I or Great Star of Africa diamond is the largest cut diamond in the world. It is set in the Imperial Scepter and is on permanent display in the Tower of London.
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Probably the most famous Black Diamond is Black Star of Africa. It is also regarded to be the largest colored-diamond in the world. It weighed 202 carat and was valued at 1.2 million US dollars.
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Cut from the largest diamond ever found (3106 carats) also called the "Star of Africa". Named after the chairman of the Premier mine in South Africa at the time, Sir Thomas Cullinan. It was cut, along with 104 other stones by the firm of A ...
Cullinian Diamond
Cullinian Diamond or the Star of Africa is the largest found diamond at 3,106 karats, and was found in South Africa in 1905.
As the premium precious metal in jewelry making, platinum's durability, rarity and beauty have long been cherished by the rich and royal, starting as far back as Ancient Egypt. The world's most famous diamonds, Hope and Star of Africa, ...
Cullinan Diamond: The largest diamond found so far in its rough form. In 1905 it was mined at the Premier Mine in South Africa. It was cut into many stone by Joseph Asscher of Amsterdam and it is also called the "Star of Africa".
The Cullinan was cut into a total of 105 diamonds, weighing a total of 1,063 carats. The largest of these was the 530.2 carat Star of Africa or Cullinan I, the second largest cut diamond in existence, ...
The largest-known gem-quality diamonds include the Cullinan (aka the Star of Africa, 530.20 carats), the Excelsior, the Great Mogul (an ancient Indian diamond which is said to have originally weighed 787.
 See also: Diamond, Star, Carat, Jewel, Stone
  
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