The second largest diamond in history was presented this Friday in the office of the president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisifollowing its discovery on Thursday.
The moment when the president took the stone in his hands was televised, and the video caused a sensation on social media due to the reaction the president had when he saw it up close.
Masisi opened his eyes wide and exclaimed: “That!”and he stood staring at the diamond in surprised silence for a few seconds.
Then he assured: “I’m lucky to have seen it in my time”while inviting senior government officials to come and see it up close.
Furthermore, Masisi stated: “Diamonds are everything to us”both in good times and bad. Diamond prices are going through a very difficult time at the moment, but still, “Every diamond remains precious and valuable.”
The second largest diamond in history was found in Botswana
A 2,492 carat diamond, which, with luck, falls into someone’s hand, was found in a mine in Botswana, the number one African country in production of this type of precious stones.
The stone was found in the Karowe mine in the northeast of the country, it is “one of the largest rough diamonds ever discovered“, noted the Canadian society Lucara in a statement.
“We are delighted to have recovered this extraordinary diamond”he stated William LambCEO of the Canadian company.
This is the largest diamond ever found in this country, and the second largest in the world, behind the “Cullinan”.
This 3,100-carat diamond was found in 1905 in South Africa. After its unearthing, it was cut into gems and today some of them are still in production. are part of the British Crown Jewels.
The name and value of this newly discovered diamond have not yet been determined. Prior to its discovery, the largest diamond found in Botswana was a 1,758-carat stone also mined by Lucara in 2019 and named Sewelo.
Source: Ambito
