The BIGGEST DIAMOND Found in the past Century!

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Footnotes:
-2.5 to 3 billion years old
-1109 carats
-Named the “Lesedi la Rona,
-First auction failed to meet the minimum sell price of 70 million, closest bidder was 61 million
-Found at Karowe mine in Botswana
-Roughly the size of a tennis ball
-measuring approximately 66.4 x 55 x 42 mm
- Its size is exceeded only by the legendary Cullinan Diamond, mined in South Africa in 1905 (3,016.75-carat)
-Will likely be a D class color, when cut, which is the highest rating for white diamonds

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Source:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2016/05/04/1109-carat-rough-diamond-could-fetch-70-million/#4e756bc814b9

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