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Cullinan Heritage diamondCullinan Heritage diamond
set the record for the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond in February 2010 when it was sold for $35.3m (¡ê23m) to a Hong Kong jeweller. Petra Diamonds mined the stone in 2009 at their Cullinan Diamond Mine (formerly the Premier Mine) in South Africa.
Color: colorless
Cut: Rough Diamond
Country of origin: South Africa
Date discovered: 2009

Excelsior DiamondExcelsior Diamond
the largest known diamond in the world prior to the Cullinan at 970 carats (190 g), it was later cut into 10 pieces of various sizes (13¨C68 carats)
Color: colorless
Rough Weight(carat): 970
Cut Weight(carat): 68
Cut: Rough Diamond
Country of origin: South Africa
Date discovered: June 30, 1893

Lesotho BrownLesotho Brown
was a stone originally 601 carats (120 g) with the largest stone 71.73 carats (14.35 g) after cutting.
Color: pale brown
Rough Weight(carat): 601
Cut: Rough Diamond
Country of origin: South Africa
Date discovered: 1967

Oppenheimer DiamondOppenheimer Diamond
The Oppenheimer Diamond, a nearly perfectly formed 253.7 carat (50.74 g) yellow diamond crystal, is one of the largest uncut diamonds in the world. It measures approximately 20 ¡Á 20 millimeters. It was discovered in the Dutoitspan Mine, Kimberley, South Africa, in 1964.
Color: yellow
Rough Weight(carat): 253.7
Cut: Rough Diamond
Country of origin: South Africa
Date discovered: 1964

Star of Sierra LeoneStar of Sierra Leone
cut into smaller pieces, the largest of which is 53.96 carats (10.79 g).
Color: colorless
Rough Weight(carat): 968.9
Cut: Rough Diamond
Country of origin: Sierra Leone
Date discovered: Feb 14, 1972

The Angola StarThe Angola Star
A 217.39 carat rough diamond found in Angola.Extremely unique in size, shape and character, it is the prize jewel of Diamond in the Rough's impressive collection.
Rough Weight(carat): 217.39
Cut: Rough Diamonds
Country of origin: Angola(Africa)

Vargas diamondVargas diamond
The Vargas Diamond, discovered in Brazil on August 13, 1938 by Joaquim Venancio Tiago and Manoel Miguel Domingues, was 726.6 carats (145.3 g) when pulled out of the ground. Twenty nine smaller diamonds were carved from the larger rough Vargas Diamond including the 48.26-carat (9.65 g) emerald cut diamond named "President Vargas".
Color: blue-white
Rough Weight(carat): 726.6
Cut: Rough Diamond
Country of origin: Brazil
Date discovered: 1938
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