Jewelry
One of the Biggest Diamonds in History Has Just Been Dug Up
- Gem Diamonds finds 910 carat stone at its Lesotho mine
- The diamond is the fifth-biggest ever to be discovered
One of the biggest diamonds in history has been discovered in the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa.
Gem Diamonds Ltd. found the 910-carat stone, about the size of two golf balls, at its Letseng mine in the country. It’s a D color Type IIa diamond, which means it has very few or no nitrogen atoms and is one of the most expensive stones. The diamond is the fifth-biggest ever found.