The Great Star of Africa
- Weight: 530.2 carats
- Color: Unrecorded
- Clarity: Unrecorded
- Cut: Pear
- Source: South Africa
One of the most famous diamonds is the Great Star of Africa,
weighing 530.2 carats, which was cut from the worlds largest rough diamond, the
Cullinan I. The historic Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905,
weighed an astounding 3,106.75 carats. It was cut into the Great Star of Africa
(Cullinan I), the Lesser Star of Africa (known as the Cullinan II, weighing
317.40 carats), and 103 other diamonds of nearly flawless clarity. The
principal diamonds are mounted in the British crown jewels.
Pear shaped, with 74 facets, it is set in the Royal Scepter
(kept with the other Crown Jewels in the Tower of London).
It was cut from the 3,106-carat Cullian, the largest diamond
crystal ever found. The Cullian was discovered in Transvaal, South Africa in
l095 on an inspection tour of the Premier Mine.
The Cullian was cut by Joseph Asscher and Company of
Amsterdam, who examined the enormous crystal for around six months before
determining how to divide it. It eventually yielded nine major, and 96 smaller
brilliant cut stones. When the Cullian was first discovered, certain signs
suggested that it may have been part of a much larger crystal. But no discovery
of the "missing half" has ever been authenticated.
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