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On January 26, 1905, mine superintendent Frederick Wells made an unusual find in Gauteng, South Africa.
Only 9 meters from the surface was a large, blue-white diamond, which he extracted using a pocket knife and took to the mine office to be weighed and inspected.
The stone tipped the scales at 3,106 carats (621.35 grams), making it the largest diamond ever found.
It was named the Cullinan after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the diamond mine in which it was found.Amsterdam-based company I. J. Asscher and Co cut the diamond. The two resulting stones, weighing 1,977ct and 1,040ct, were cleaved into nine major stones, 96 brilliants and 9.5 carats of unpolished pieces.
The two main stones, Cullinan I (The Great Star of Africa) and Cullinan II (The Lesser Star of Africa) were given to King Edward VII. Both currently reside in the Tower of London as part of the Crown Jewels.
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