709 carats In Sierra Leone, the pastor found one of the largest diamonds in the world
In Sierra Leone, in Western Africa, Christian pastor Emmanuel Momo found one of the world’s largest diamonds.
Stone carat weight 709 male found in Kono district, BBC reports.
First, it showed the country’s President Ernest Koroma, now a diamond locked in the vault of the Central Bank in Sierra Leone in Freetown. In the ranking of the 20 largest diamonds in the world, this stone has occupied 13-e a place.
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The President thanked the pastor and the local community of Kono district because “the diamond is not out of the country smuggling,” — said in a communique released by the presidential administration.
According to the President, “owners will receive adequate remuneration, and replenished the country’s coffers”.
Actually in Sierra Leone, the diamond is the second largest after received in 1972 from the crystal mass 969 carats, and the largest gems of this class, has received its own name — “the Star of Sierra Leone”.
However, the BBC noted that while it is not known whether or not the found stone community Kono some benefit.
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