the Cullinan diamond
/ðə ˌkʌlɪnən ˈdaɪmənd/
/ðə ˌkʌlɪnən ˈdaɪmənd/
- the largest diamond ever found, weighing about 620 grams. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the head of the Transvaal mine in which it was found in 1905. Two years later the Transvaal government bought it for one million dollars and presented it to King Edward VII. It was then cut into nine large stones and 96 small ones and used in the Crown Jewels.
库里南钻石:有史以来最大的钻石,重约620克。它以托马斯·卡瓦利南(Thomas Cullinan)的名字命名,托马斯·卡利南(Thomas Cullinan)于1905年被发现在德兰士瓦矿中。两年后,德兰士瓦政府以100万美元的价格将其买下,并赠送给爱德华七世国王。然后将其切成9块大石头和96块小石头,用在皇冠珠宝中。