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LunaK
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One of the biggest ever found:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/6242778/One-of-the-biggest-diamonds-ever-found-discovered-in-South-Africa.html

507 carats bitches

9/29/2009 6:28:31 PM

BigMan157
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bitch you aint gettin it

9/29/2009 6:29:35 PM

pilgrimshoes
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9/29/2009 6:30:22 PM

NeuseRvrRat
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yay rocks

9/29/2009 6:31:20 PM

LunaK
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9/29/2009 6:31:57 PM

0EPII1
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You know what's sad?

God blessed them Africans with diamonds, but they get only a few % of the value of the stones found. Them white folks come and take them (after handing the black kid who found them a $10 bill) and then break them into many pieces and polish and shape each piece and sell each tiny piece for thousands of dollars.

9/29/2009 6:32:00 PM

wolfpackgrrr
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Too bad the miner won't get shit for the diamond he found.

^ Beat me to it.

[Edited on September 29, 2009 at 6:33 PM. Reason : .]

9/29/2009 6:32:24 PM

BigMan157
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9/29/2009 6:33:21 PM

NeuseRvrRat
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but it's the blood, sweat, and tears that makes them sparkle

9/29/2009 6:33:38 PM

ncsuapex
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Maybe the Africans need to learn how to cut and polish diamonds?

9/29/2009 6:33:56 PM

BigMan157
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africa peaked too early

they shot their wad with the pyramids and it's been all downhillpyramid since

9/29/2009 6:35:42 PM

Arab13
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i want 1000's to die for my girls rock
1000's damnit!

9/29/2009 6:40:16 PM

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9/29/2009 6:40:32 PM

0EPII1
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7 carat (cut from 26.6 carat rough diamond) flawless blue diamond from the same mine sold in auction for $9.5 million earlier this year. Record price of $1.35 million PER CARAT.



9/29/2009 6:59:12 PM

wolfpackgrrr
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All for a sparkly rock.

9/29/2009 7:07:07 PM

Jaybee1200
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I got bigger diamonds in my toothbrush

9/29/2009 7:07:55 PM

JCASHFAN
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"africa peaked too early"
lol, because it is true.

9/29/2009 7:09:29 PM

LunaK
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I found out from a jeweler that the largest diamond ever found was the Cullinan diamond at 3,106 carats. The diamonds used for the crown jewels came from that one and they were all a flawless rating.


You know, incase you care

10/9/2009 11:40:47 PM

qntmfred
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that is fairly amazing

to be honest, i had always heard the phrase "the crown jewels", but i didn't actually know it refers to real stuff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Jewels_of_the_United_Kingdom
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"The Crown Jewels have been kept at the Tower of London since 1303 after they were stolen from Westminster Abbey. It is thought that most, if not all, were recovered shortly afterwards. After the coronation of Charles II, they were locked away and shown for a viewing fee paid to a custodian. However, this arrangement ended when Colonel Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels after having bound and gagged the custodian. Thereafter, the Crown Jewels were kept in a part of the Tower known as Jewel House, where armed guards defend them. They were temporarily taken out of the Tower in the Second World War and was secretly kept in the United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox, Kentucky during World War II, along with the gold bullion of the Bank of England, and the Magna Carta"


it's pretty incredible that they've been able to keep such valuables safe for 700 years. i wonder if the royalty over there think of their legacies in terms of centuries.

[Edited on October 9, 2009 at 11:54 PM. Reason : england is olde]

10/9/2009 11:45:50 PM

JeffreyBSG
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10/9/2009 11:58:34 PM

Arab13
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i don't think the Cullinan created all flawless stones.... i will check with a authority on this...

10/10/2009 12:10:57 AM

AxlBonBach
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10/10/2009 12:23:36 AM

Spontaneous
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Massive diamonds are a massive girl's best friend.

10/10/2009 12:58:41 AM

Kurtis636
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Diamonds: Extremely common.

10/10/2009 2:00:58 AM

Nitrocloud
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"Girls can't resist sparklys!"

10/10/2009 4:48:25 AM

LunaK
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"i don't think the Cullinan created all flawless stones"


oh well thats what the jeweler said. at least i think that's what he said - he had a really thick accent and i didn't understand everything that he said.

10/10/2009 7:30:43 AM

wdprice3
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"Diamonds... that'll shut her up... for a minute."

10/10/2009 8:49:11 AM

jbrick83
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Quote :
"I found out from a jeweler that the largest diamond ever found was the Cullinan diamond at 3,106 carats. The diamonds used for the crown jewels came from that one and they were all a flawless rating.


You know, incase you care"


That was actually in the article, but really, thanks for the information from your jeweler.

10/10/2009 9:37:03 AM

LunaK
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ha, obviously i didn't read the entire article.

just read the first paragraph or so

10/10/2009 9:48:04 AM

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