Depiction of the Excelsior in Precious Stones and Gems (1898) by Edwin W. Streeter
Weight
971+3⁄4 carats (194.35 g) rough; 13 to 68 carats (2.6 to 13.6 g) assorted cut
Color
G (near colorless)
Cut
assorted (ten stones total, largest is a pear shape)
Country of origin
South Africa
Mine of origin
Jagersfontein Mine
Discovered
June 30, 1893
Cut by
Asscher
Original owner
assorted
Owner
assorted
Estimated value
assorted, largest stone sold for $2,642,000 in 1996
The Excelsior Diamond is a gem-quality diamond, and was the largest known diamond in the world from the time of its discovery in 1893 until 1905, when the Cullinan Diamond was found. It was found on June 30, 1893, at the Jagersfontein Mine in South Africa, 130 kilometres (81 miles) south east of Kimberley whose fame as a diamond mining center always overshadowed that of Jagersfontein. It had a blue-white tint and weighed 971 old carats or 995.2 metric carats (or 194 g). The Excelsior rates as the fourth largest rough diamond of gem quality ever found.[1] It was ultimately cut into ten stones weighing from 13 to 68 carats (2.6 to 13.6 g).
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