1,111 Carat Diamond Found In Botswana

From Motherboard:



The final resting place for a diamond the size of your fist is not where you’d expect. 

At a whopping 1,111 carats, the largest diamond discovered in over a century was found in Botswana this week. The rock measures 65mm x 56mm x 40mm, about the size of a tennis ball. 

The stone was found in Karowe mine, which is 300 miles north of the country’s capital, Gaborone. Two