So big that it was cut into nine major stones, the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond was definitely the find of the century. Unearthed in a mine in South Africa in 1905, it was given as a gift to King ...

Discovered in 1905, the Cullinan Diamond was been cut into nine pieces, a job which took 14 workers three months to complete ...

It was found at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan ... At the time, the diamond was given to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom as his 66th birthday gift and later cut into smaller pieces ...

The largest diamond ever unearthed, the Cullinan Diamond, was mined in South Africa nearly 120 years ago in 1905. The 3,106 carat stunner was cut down into gems that became part of the British ...

Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp. said in a statement ... discovered in South Africa in 1905. The Cullinan was 3,106 carats and was cut into gems, some of which form part of the British ...

the Cullinan Diamond was cut into gems, with some becoming parts of the British Crown Jewels. Diamonds are formed when carbon atoms are squeezed together under high pressure deep underground ...

By 1902, Isaac Joseph’s sons — the Joseph and Abraham of Cullinan fame — had patented the world’s first diamond cut: the 58-facet Asscher. Though the patent expired in 1945, the shape ...

That stone, known as the Cullinan Diamond, was cut into nine large pieces, many of which were incorporated into the British Crown Jewels. Lucara said on Wednesday that the gem was discovered at ...

The Cullinan was 3,106 carats and was cut into gems, some of which form part of the British Crown Jewels. A bigger black diamond was discovered in Brazil in the late 1800s, but it was found above ...