The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday.

The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It’s the biggest diamond found since 1905.

  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    3 months ago

    And thermally conductive, and low-friction, and semiconducting. They are pretty neat, just for different reasons than people think.

    Also, it wouldn’t leave ash, because it’s totally pure carbon, but that’s just a nitpick.

    • Transporter Room 3@startrek.website
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      3 months ago

      Well, I could have gone into detail about their scientific and industrial value, but those aren’t what massively inflates their perceived importance and price.