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THE STAR OF DIAMONDS.
A Brilliant Gem—" All the Colours of the Rainbow."
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EEING
how recently the active working for diamonds in South Africa was
commenced, it is not a little surprising that we are unable to present
the reader with the history of one of the most precious stones known to
experts by the somewhat arrogant title of " the Star of Diamonds." It
is mentioned by Dieulafait as one of the largest and finest discovered
in the South African diamond fields. " A lovely stone, which attracted
attention by revealing under the microscope a prospect of pointed
mountain crests, lit up by vivid sunlight in all the colours of the
rainbow." It weighed in the rough state 107 1/2 carats.
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