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At present, the largest diamond ever recorded is the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond, found in South Africa in 1905. The Cullinan was subsequently cut into smaller stones, some of which form part of British royal family's crown jewels.
Cullinan produced stones of various cuts and sizes, the largest of which is named Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, and at 530.4 carats (106.08 g) (3.74 ounces) it is the largest clear cut diamond in the world.
Cullinan Diamond.
The rough diamond
3,106.75 carats (621.350 g)
Owner Elizabeth II in right of the Crown
Unearthed in a South Africa mine in 1905 and weighing 3,106 carats, the Cullinan—named after Thomas Cullinan, the chairman of the mining company—still holds the title of largest diamond ever found (if you're keeping score, the second largest, the 1,758-carat Sewelo, was discovered in Botswana in 2019 and now belongs to …
The largest diamond ever discovered in the United States was unearthed here in 1924 during an early mining operation. Named the Uncle Sam, this white diamond with a pink cast weighed 40.23 carats.
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At 621.35 grams, the rough-cut Cullinan is the largest gem quality diamond ever discovered in the world. It's was so large that even after being cut into the famous 530 carat Star of Africa diamond, there was enough left over for several more valuable stones.
Today, the diamond is on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London.