World Largest Diamond Botswana June 2021

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The biggest diamond ever discovered in the world was the 3,106-carat Cullinan, found in South Africa in 1905.

The second-largest was 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona – a diamond the size of a tennis ball, discovered at Karowe, northeastern Botswana, in 2015.

The yet-to-be named stone, which measures 73mm long, 52mm wide and 27mm thickm is also the biggest stone of gem quality to be found in the history of Debswana, a joint venture between the government and global diamond giant De Beers.

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