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The bigger impact of the big stone

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Magical moments: Masisi has gone viral globally after his delight at seeing the record-breaking diamond PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The reason why natural diamonds will survive and grow past the current slump, is the same reason why the world applauded the recent mega-diamond discovery in Botswana. It’s also the reason why even the biggest lab-grown could never get the same attention, writes MBONGENI MGUNI

The natural wonderment and rarity associated with diamonds was on full display last week as the entire world stopped to applaud the discovery of a mammoth 2,492 carat stone found in the sands of the Boteti sub-district.

Uncovered by the efforts of Lucara Diamond Corp, the as yet unnamed stone is estimated to be the second largest ever discovered in the world after the famous 3,106 carat Cullinan diamond discovered in 1905 in South Africa.

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