点评:The Cullinan diamond mine is situated 45 kilometers North East of Pretoria in the diamond mining town of Cullinan. The mine stated operating in 1903 and it remains the home of diamonds.
Here we can understand about diamond mining and diamonds, see the kimberlite rocks, view the big hole half km wide. Some of the large diamonds found on this mine are
1. The Centenary 273.85 ct cut from a 599.10 ct rough diamond
2. The Golden jubilee 545.65 ct cut from a 755.5 ct rough diamond
3. The Taylor button 69.65 ct cut from a 240.8 ct rough diamond
4. The Cullinan heritage 507 ct
Amongst all the large diamonds found on this mine, the Cullinan Diamond reigns supreme. It was discovered in 1905, It weighed 3106 carats and they sya the largest gem diamond ever discovered.
The the surface tours are still operating where as the underground tours stands cancelled due to public safety. The tours take less than 2 hours.
It was quite a different experience and the guide was very knowledgeable and gave a lot of detailed information. There is not booking required and could visit area comfortably.
翻译:库利南钻石矿位于比勒陀利亚东北 45 公里处的钻石开采小镇库利南。该矿据称于 1903 年开始运营,至今仍是钻石的产地。
在这里我们可以了解钻石开采和钻石,看到金伯利岩,看到半公里宽的大洞。该矿发现的一些大钻石是
1. 从 599.10 克拉的毛坯钻石上切磨出 273.85 克拉的百年纪念钻石
2. 由 755.5 克拉毛坯钻石切割而成的 545.65 克拉金禧纪念钻石
3. 泰勒钮扣 69.65 克拉,由 240.8 克拉的毛坯钻石切割而成
4. 天玺遗产 507 克拉
在该矿发现的所有大型钻石中,库里南钻石占据着至高无上的地位。它于 1905 年被发现,重 3106 克拉,是迄今为止发现的最大的宝石级钻石。
地面旅游仍在运营,而地下旅游因公共安全而取消。游览时间不到 2 小时。
这是一次完全不同的体验,导游知识渊博,提供了很多详细信息。无需预订,可以轻松游览该地区。