The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana.
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.
Officials say it’s too early to value the as-yet unnamed stone or decide how it will be sold, according to The Associated Press. However, a smaller diamond from the same mine fetched $63 million in 2016 — a record for a rough gem.
The weight would make it the largest diamond found in 119 years and the second-largest ever dug out of a mine since the Cullinan Diamond, which was discovered in South Africa in 1905. It weighed in at 3,106 carats and was cut into gems, some of which form part of the British Crown Jewels.