The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana. The country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday.

The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday.

The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It’s the biggest diamond found since 1905.

  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Or any number of other interesting gems or metals - ammolite is a local specialty where I live, and it’s a fossil at the same time. Or a zircon, if you just want to impress shallow people.