‘As large as the palm of a hand’: World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana

A 2,492-carat diamond, the world's second largest, has been discovered in Botswana using advanced x-ray technology.

A massive 2,492-carat diamond, the second largest ever found, has been discovered in Botswana by Lucara Diamond Corp.

A massive 2,492-carat diamond — the second largest in the world — has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found the stone announced Thursday. Lucara did not give a value for the find or mention its quality. But in terms of carats, the stone is second only to the 3,016-carat Cullinan Diamond discovered in South Africa in 1905.

This find was “one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed” and was detected using the company’s Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology installed in 2017 to identify and preserve large, high-value diamonds, the statement said.Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi was due to view the massive stone later Thursday. His government said it was the second biggest in the world.

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