This refers to a 3,106 carat (621.2 gram) rough diamond discovered in South Africa in 1905, and the diamonds cut from it. It was mined at the Cullinan Mine, a diamond mine in the northeast of South Africa owned by Sir Thomas Cullinan, and after being sold to the South African government, it was presented to King Edward VII of the British Royal Family in 2007. The rough diamond was later cut into nine and 96 small pieces named Canalin I to IX. The largest, Canalin I (530.2 carats), is known as the "Great Star of Africa" and is the world's largest colorless cut diamond (second largest of all cut diamonds) as of February 2016. It is displayed in King Edward's scepter and is on display in the Tower of London. (2016-2-18) Source: Asahi Shimbun Publications About Chiekura Mini Information |
南アフリカ共和国で1905年に発見された3106カラット(621.2グラム)のダイヤモンド原石、およびそれから分割カットされたダイヤモンドのこと。サー・トーマス・カリナンが所有する同国北東部のダイヤモンド鉱山「カリナン鉱山」で採掘され、同国政府に売却された後、07年にイギリス王室のエドワード7世に贈られた。後、原石はカナリン1世~9世と名づけられた九つと96の小粒に分けられカットを施された。最も大きなカナリン1世(530.2カラット)は「グレート・スター・オブ・アフリカ」と称され、2016年2月現在、無色透明のカット・ダイヤモンドとしては世界最大(全カット・ダイヤモンド中2位)で、エドワード王の王笏(おうしゃく)に飾られロンドン塔に陳列されている。
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