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_45038786_diamond_pa226b.jpgMiners in Lesotho have discovered a huge gem stone which may become the largest ever polished diamond.
The stone weighs 478 carats and is the 20th largest rough diamond ever found, said Gem Diamonds.

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Lesotho's Letseng mine, which is known for producing occasional larges stones, has now produced a 478 carat near flawless white gem according to owners Gem Diamonds. The stone could be worth around US$12 million.

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The Guinness Book of World Records has declared the painite the rarest of all gems in years past. In fact, less than 20 of the specimen were known to exist. The painite gem which has been tagged as Specimen No. 5 was fashioned into an oval weighing 2.54 carats. It is the painites' few numbers that make it rare, not necessarily its colouring, which appear brownish in colour. However, the gem also has pleochoric attributes, meaning it changes hues from different angles. At the right angle, a painite can also appear pink to red. The painite was named after Arthur Charles Davy Pain, the British gemologist who discovered the gem in Myanmar.

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The National Aeronautical and Space Agency-better known as NASA-wanted a medallion made for a trip to space. Taking this medallion into space would be astronaut Sandra Magnus, a native of Belleville who spent a summer semester at SWIC.

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For the first time since the earliest days of the state, Irelands national geology collection is to be given a home. The majority of the 10,000 pieces have not been seen since the 1920s.
Most specimens come from abroad. It includes mammal and fish skeletons, maps, material related to the petroleum industry and earthquakes and a rock dating back 500 million years.
Under a new plan the National Museum of Ireland is proposing to add a basement level to the Natural History Museum in Merrion Street, which closed last summer after the limestone staircase collapsed.
When it reopens in 2012 the new floor will become the permanent home of the collection.

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Australian diamond miner DiamonEx Ltd. was on Thursday readying itself for first production at its 100% owned Lerala project in Botswana, as the diamond-rich southern African country moved towards releasing its gem-mining sector from the clutches of De Beers.
All major civil works at the processing plant at the Lerala diamond mine are complete, the AIM-, ASX- and BSE-listed company announced in London on Thursday. The commissioning phase of the plant began on April 23 and would end on June 26, after which it would produce some 10,000 carats for its first gem sale scheduled for July.

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A colourless 101.27 carat diamond

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A 101.27 carat diamond, the size of a ping pong ball, has been sold at auction in Hong Kong for more than $6m (£3m).
The stone is the largest colourless diamond to appear at auction in 18 years.

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Ancient priceless gemstones and jewels belonging to postdated Achaemenid era have been unearthed in Iran's southern province of Fars.
Archaeologists succeeded in discovering over 20 pieces of 2,200-year-old bracelets, necklaces and earrings adorned with agate, ruby and opal in ancient graves behind Salman-e Farsi Dam in Iran's southern city of Yarj.

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The Wichita Gem & Mineral Show will take place today through Sunday at the Cessna Activity Center, 2744 George Washington Blvd. The family-friendly event attracts thousands of visitors over three days.
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