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$20M Diamond Found

Egg-sized diamond ranks among the highest quality gems ever discovered

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 30, 2009 1:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – A giant diamond experts believe ranks among the top 20 gems ever found has been unearthed at a South African mine. The egg-sized, 500-carat sparkler was found at the same mine where the biggest diamond in history, the Cullinan, was found in the 19th century. The diamond is being analyzed and is expected to be worth over $20 million when it's cut and polished.

Petra Diamonds CEO Johan Dippenaar holds the 507.55 carat white diamond recovered at the Cullinan Diamond Mine in South Africa.
Petra Diamonds CEO Johan Dippenaar holds the 507.55 carat white diamond recovered at the Cullinan Diamond Mine in South Africa.   (AP Photo/Petra Diamonds)
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The Cullinan mine has again given the world a spectacularly beautiful and important diamond.
- Johan Dippenaar,
chief executive of Petra Diamonds

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Showing 3 of 6 comments
MarkFL
Oct 1, 2009 2:02 AM CDT
Hey, that diamond is mined!
chamisi
Sep 30, 2009 10:14 AM CDT
you know he dug it out of the miners ass
TiredMemeCat
Sep 30, 2009 9:48 AM CDT
Yeah, I'm sure the white guy in the picture did the mining.
 

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