现存全球最大钻石是1905年在南非发现的3106克拉“ 库利南”(Cullinan,别名“非洲之星”)钻石,重达3106克拉,相当于一个成年男子的拳头大小。这颗钻石被加工成9粒大钻,最大的库利南Ⅰ号镶嵌在英王的权杖上,Ⅱ号现镶在英王的皇冠上,Ⅲ、Ⅳ号镶在玛丽皇后的皇冠上。

1905年1月25日,南非(阿扎尼亚)的普列米尔矿山,有一个名叫威尔士的经理人员,偶尔看见矿场的地上半露出一块闪闪发光的东西,他用小刀将它挖出来一看,是一块巨大的宝石金刚石。库利南不是一个完整的晶体,它只是一个大晶体的一部分碎块。库利南由于太大,当时没有人能买得起。后由南非的德兰士瓦地方当局用15万英镑收购,在1907年12月9日,为祝贺英王爱德华七世的生日而赠送给英国皇室了。

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 19: The Imperial State Crown resting on top of the coffin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as it is carried into the Westminster Abbey during the state funeral and burial of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (Photo by Hannah McKay- WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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