库利南,世界上最大的宝石金刚石名,它的重量用当时的旧克拉单位(1克拉=205毫克)为 3024.75克拉。换算成现在通用的公制克拉(1克拉=200毫克)为3106克拉,即621.2克。体积约为5×6.5×l0cm,相当于一个成年男子的拳头。它纯净透明,带有淡蓝色调,是最佳品级的宝石金刚石。
理查德·伯顿在1969年为伊丽莎白·泰勒买下又一颗巨钻时,也许对南非小镇库里南一无所知。
RICHARD BURTON probably knew nothing of the small South African town of Cullinan when he bought yet another chunky diamond for Elizabeth Taylor in 1969.
库里南钻矿曾出产过世界上最大的宝石原石-巨大的3,106克拉的“库里南钻”-其中一部分成为英格兰王冠的装饰。
The Cullinan mine has also produced what is still the largest rough gem in the world-the whopping 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond-parts of which adorn England's Crown Jewels.
库里南钻矿曾出产过世界上最大的宝石原石-巨大的3,106克拉的“库里南钻”-其中一部分成为英格兰王冠的装饰。
The Cullinan mine has also produced what is still the largest rough gem in the world-the whopping 3, 106-carat Cullinan diamond-parts of which adorn England's Crown Jewels.
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