Top 10 Most Remarkably Large Individual Gemstones Ever Found
It weighs 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g) and produced 105 individual stones of different sizes and cuts.
It was mined in 1905 in South Africa.
This one looks beautiful!
Its dimensions measure 14 inches (36 cm) tall by 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
It was cut from a crystal originally weighing approximately 100 pounds (45 kg). It was mined in Brazil circa 1980.
It weighs a whopping 6.2 kg. Kilograms, not grams!
It's brown and weighs 545.67 carats (109.13 g).
It weighs 530.2 carats (106.04 g).
In the image, it's the largest gem you see: the heart-shaped part of the sceptre of the British Crown. Cullinan I is also the largest diamond cut from the rough Cullinan Diamond. It is the second largest diamond of any color in the world after the Golden Jubilee Diamond.
It entered the Guinness World Records in 2009, more than tripling the previous world record for a cut Paraiba tourmaline.
Ethereal Carolina Divine is not only extraordinary in size but also flawless in color (pale blue) and optical transparency. Paraiba Tourmaline is one of the world's rarest gems. Ethereal Carolina Divine has been set into a one-of-a-kind necklace, surrounded by diamonds of different colors and other gems. That necklace would be incredibly expensive.
The stone, yet unfaceted and with the host rock, weighs approximately 752 lbs (341 kg). Yes, kilograms, not grams.
This giant emerald was mined in Brazil in 2001.
It weighs 274 g. It's a very old gem mined centuries ago, probably in India.
It weighs 280.898 g and was found in Sri Lanka in 2015.
This unique specimen weighs 8.2 lbs (3.72 kg), or 18,696 carats.
It was found in Brazil in 1895 and weighs about 1.4 pounds. Most likely, it came from space with an asteroid.