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Namakwa recovers largest gem yet

NAMAKWA Diamond Co has recovered the largest diamond yet from the bulk sampling program at its alluvial project on South Africa's west coast - a 14.89 carat gem-quality stone.

Greg Tubby
Namakwa recovers largest gem yet

The previous largest stone recovered from the Namakwa diamond project was 3.64ct. Namakwa said the diamond, which appeared to be a fragment from a larger octrahedral stone, was recovered yesterday afternoon....

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