Earth Star Diamond

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The Earth Star Diamond is a brown stone diamond that was found at the De Beers, Jagersfontein Mine in South Africa on May 16th, 1967. The rough gem weight was 248.9 carats. The diamond came from the 2500-foot level of the volcanic diamond-bearing pipe. The cut stone is a 111.59-carat, pear-shaped diamond with a strong brown color and extraordinary brilliance, Argyle color grading scale is reported as equivalent to fancy cognac and C7 color grade. It was exhi­bited along with many other notable Diamonds in the "De Beers Hall" of the mining museum in 1971. The diamond was bought in 1983 for $900,000 by Stephen Zbova of Naples, Florida.[1][2] [3]

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  1. ^ The Earth Star - Famous Diamond (web). attributed to; Famous Diamonds by Ian Balfour and Diamonds - Famous, Notable and Unique by GIA.. Diamond Articles (2008). Retrieved on Feburuary 19, 2008.
  2. ^ Earth Star Diamond (web). Diamond Dictionary (Tuesday, 18 September 2007). Retrieved on Feburuary 19, 2008.
  3. ^ Earth Star Diamond (web). Internet Stones.com (2006). Retrieved on Feburuary 19, 2008.