MONSTER 7000+ Carat Green Diamond found in Africa, if verified will be largest ever!

[Focus]

Holy guacamole...they have found a ridiculously HUGE diamond possibly in Africa...a dude with the last name "Jolly" is having it confirmed right now by diamond trade officials in Africa...if it checks out as the genuine article, it will be the largest ever found in recorded history and the most valuable diamond on the planet...a prophecy exists about a diamond just like this one being found in the exact region of Africa by the famous Afrikaans prophet Siener van Rensburg, who said that such a diamond would be found in the area of Mr Jolly's discovery. It would be known as the "Skaapkop Diamond" because it was shaped like a sheep's head. I am thinking they will call it the "Jolly Diamond" since they always name it after the finder...history usually repeats itself...and yes..both domains are gone :yes:

Mystery over huge diamond find
28/08/2007 10:18 - (SA)

Sherilee Bridge

Johannesburg - The world's biggest diamond, believed to be twice the size of the Cullinan Diamond, has reportedly been discovered in the North-West Province of South Africa.

According to a SABC Radio station, the stone found was twice the weight of the previous record-holder, the Cullinan Diamond, which weighed about 3 106 carats when found in present-day Gauteng province in January 1905.

The company responsible for the find has not yet been disclosed but the Safm radio station said the new stone has been transported to a vault in Johannesburg under strict security.

UK's daily The Guardian said in a report on Tuesday that the "circumstances of the discovery are shrouded in mystery".

"The diamond is expected to attract furious bidding from buyers worldwide and could fetch up to 15 million sterling," the newspaper said.

It quoted Fred Cuellar, the founder of Diamond Cutters International and author of How to Buy a Diamond, as saying he first heard about the find a few days ago.

Cuellar said the most important information about the latest find was yet to be forthcoming, including whether or not it is colourless.

"The reported size of the stone is accurate, but there are all these other factors we still don't know and what matters now is how wide, how clear and how well cut it will be," Cuellar said.

The Cullinan, which was cut into several smaller stones that now adorn the British crown jewels, was thought by some to be part of a larger stone which still lies somewhere undiscovered.

28/08/2007 14:51 - (SA)
This photo from the Mining Weekly Online website shows a diamond said to be twice as big as the Cullinan sparkler. Next to it is a cellphone. (Mining Weekly Online website-Brett Jolly, AP)

Johannesburg - Mystery and intrigue surrounded reports on Tuesday of a significant diamond find in the North West.

Neither the Department of Minerals and Energy nor the SA Diamond Board were able to provide information on the find, reportedly of a stone larger than the Cullinan diamond.

Gemologist Les Milner said: "It hasn't been verified by an independent source."

Milner had been sent a cellphone picture of the "stone" as industry experts caution it should be referred to until confirmed as a diamond.

The picture was forwarded by Mining Weekly Online who reported that they received it from the personal assistant of a spokesperson for the company Two Point Five Construction.

Mining Weekly Online reported that Brett Jolly, a spokesperson for the company claiming to have found it, which was part of the property development firm Two Point Five group, said: "As far as I understand, a 7 000 carat light green stone is sitting in a bank vault in Johannesburg."

Jolly said he was on his way to meet his attorneys to determine what to do next.

Twice the size of the Cullinan

Milner said: "If it is (a diamond) it would be at least twice the size of the Cullinan diamond which was about 3 000 carats."

Its greenish tinge is a quality found in some rough diamonds, but it could also be attributed to the photographic quality of the picture.

If it is a diamond, it would first have to be verified as such, and if it was going to exported, it would have to have the necessary licensing documentation.

It would also be subjected to the Kimberley Process, a system aimed at controlling the sale of "blood diamonds".

It was difficult to determine its value, as this depended on what a buyer was prepared to pay, Milner said.

An industry insider said that it would be normal not to reveal the location of a potentially very valuable diamond, for security reasons.

It was also not uncommon for the owner of a big find to initially keep details under wraps for the purposes of increasing buyer interest.

The "diamond" is already featured on Wikipedia.

More info..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/southafrica/story/0,,2160226,00.html

 

[Theo]

The value of diamonds is artificial and it's sustained by a cartel of merchants that promote them as "rare" or "valuable".

 

[Focus]

Kind of like generic or short domains with not much traffic, no?

here's more info...this might be the big one

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1370402007

 

[jasdon11]

The value of diamonds is artificial and it's sustained by a cartel of merchants that promote them as "rare" or "valuable".

Sounds like the USD

 

[Theo]

Sounds like the USD

Actually it's the jewish lobby in Amsterdam.

 

[Devil Dog]

What's sad is the African who found it was probably earning pennies a day.

 

[NURCA]

I wonder who regged the domains...lol

 

[DomainMagnate]

How much is it worth?

~MG

 

[jdk]

Priceless....

 

[Biggie]

The value of diamonds is artificial and it's sustained by a cartel of merchants that promote them as "rare" or "valuable".

kinda like .mobi's

i agree, but "bling-bling" is here to stay


i'm sure the de beer family is smiling big

 

[Focus]

What's sad is the African who found it was probably earning pennies a day.

lol, a white dude found it..but I feel ya..much different economy in Africa (as you probably know)
But, they are rewarded nicely for finding monster diamonds...usually they would get a small % of the profit on a large rare find..this is'nt the 80's or 90's

I wonder who regged the domains...lol

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmm

 

[GAMEFINEST]

That diamond will change alot of hands ...bad and good