At the 11th International Kimberlite Conference, a report made by senior research scientists at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) believes the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona — the second largest rough diamond ever found — actually weighed at least 2,774 carats before it fractured into five pieces during the sorting process at Lucara's Karowe mine in Botswana in November 2015. Report to be find on this link: http://11ikc.com/long_abstract/11IKC%20Long%20Abstracts/11IKC_46

"A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY" Graff. This week, Graff Diamonds revealed his first hands of 67 diamonds it plans to polish from the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona rough diamond. After a year of analysis followed by the cutting and polishing process has resulted in 67 finished gems, ranging in size from under a carat to in excess of 100 carats from the rough, a Graff Diamonds spokesperson said. Graff is now alerting its clients that they can purchase jewels with

Yesterday, a New magnificent diamond has been unveiled by Graff Diamonds. The larggest Heart Shape Diamond in the Diamond world! here is the teaser on Graff Diamonds Instagram 118.78 carat D colour, Flawless , Type IIA, with Excellent Polish and Excellent Symmetry without Fluorescence. look by yourself! This magnificent Diamond is coming from a 357 carat rough diamond, The Letseng Dynasty, mined from the famous Letseng mine, GemDiamond Corp., in early 2015 where several of 30

After 1905, when the 3,106.75-carat rough “Cullinan Diamond” was discovered at the Cullinan Mine near Pretoria, South Africa. We had to wait till 16 November 2015 to discover “Lesedi La Rona”, at 1,111 carats, it is the second largest diamond ever extracted from our planet Earth. What does Lesedi La Rona mean? On 18 January 2016, Chief Executive Officer William Lamb of Lucara Diamond announced a competition, open to all Botswana citizens, to name the stone. In addition to nam