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The largest uncut diamond ever found was discovered on January 27, 1905 in a mine in South Africa. The 3,106.75 carats diamond weighed 1 1/3 pound.

The largest faceted diamond ever cut is 530.20 carats and is mounted in the Sovereign’s Royal scepter in the British Crown Jewels.

All the platinum ever mined in the world would fit in an average size living room.

80% of gold mined worldwide is used to make jewelry.

The largest Pearl ever found weighed 14 pounds.

The largest gold nugget on display weighs 59.97 pounds, is called the “Hand of Faith” and is displayed in the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas.

The Hope Diamond was once worn by a Great Dane dog named “Mike.”

An Opal will cut glass like a diamond.

You can throw Jade against the wall and it will not break.

The world’s largest gold nugget found in the U.S. weighed 195 pounds.

The Greek root word for diamond means unconquerable.

Over 1 million diamonds are minded to get 1 gemstone.

We have to mine over 100 tons of earth’s crust to get one diamond large enough to cut a fine 1 carat gem.

Fine emeralds were believed to be good for the eyes and engravers used them to stare into when their eyes grew fatigued.

Hindus believed that a fine ruby could boil water.

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Home About Us Did You Know Designers Services Contact Us		Did you know… The largest uncut diamond ever found was discovered on January 27, 1905 in a mine in South Africa. The 3,106.75 carats diamond weighed 1 1/3 pound. The largest faceted diamond ever cut is 530.20 carats and is mounted in the Sovereign’s Royal scepter in the British Crown Jewels. All the platinum ever mined in the world would fit in an average size living room. 80% of gold mined worldwide is used to make jewelry. The largest Pearl ever found weighed 14 pounds. The largest gold nugget on display weighs 59.97 pounds, is called the “Hand of Faith” and is displayed in the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas. The Hope Diamond was once worn by a Great Dane dog named “Mike.” An Opal will cut glass like a diamond. You can throw Jade against the wall and it will not break. The world’s largest gold nugget found in the U.S. weighed 195 pounds. The Greek root word for diamond means unconquerable. Over 1 million diamonds are minded to get 1 gemstone. We have to mine over 100 tons of earth’s crust to get one diamond large enough to cut a fine 1 carat gem. Fine emeralds were believed to be good for the eyes and engravers used them to stare into when their eyes grew fatigued. Hindus believed that a fine ruby could boil water.



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