Labels:text | screenshot | bottle OCR: FASHION tal. At first, he thought he was being fooled by a large piece of glass, buttests proved it to be the largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered. It weighed 3,106 carats, or about 1.33 pounds, and measured 2 by 2.5 by 4 inches. It was named for Sir Thomas Cullinan, who had opened up the Pre- mier Mine. The large stone was eventually cut into nine smaller ones, though the Cut- linan I, also known Left: Red and black was the first to be found as the Great Star lacquered squares of Africa, is still alternate with over 67 in South Africa, sparking off the diamond-mining the largest fas- carats of diamonds in industry there. A young hioned diamond this cub ist bracelet in the world, Right : Set with round, boy was collecting stones along the Orange River at 530.20 car- pear-shaped and marquise diamo nds, this as gifts for his sister. A ats. bracelet incorporates neighbouring farmer was . Eureka- motion into its design attracted by one of the This diamond "pebbles" and, on his re- quest, the sister gave it to him. He entrusted the Price less 21.25-carat stone to a travelling trader, and eventu- diamond ally it fell into the hands of a geologist, who identi- circles mark fied it as a diamond. Itwas shown at the Paris Ex- this bangle position of 1867-68, drawing attention to South Af-
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