Idayimane enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Diamond "Cullinan"

Okwamanje emhlabeni kukhona okuningi ayigugu enhle, kodwa ayikho kuzo ingahambi ngokuziqhathanisa itshe elikhulu, limbiwa 1905. idayimane enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni satholakala okwami ukudla kwaseNingizimu Afrika edude emzini ePitoli.

Umlando ami Afrika

Thomas Cullinan waqala ukusebenza njengoba ongumakhi. Njengoba ukulondolozwa imadlana, wanquma ukufuna ngamadayimane. A amakhilomitha ambalwa ePitoli, Wathenga ipulazi Elandsfontein ngo-1904 futhi ngasebenza ngempumelelo kukho. Ngakhetha ke ngokunakekela okukhulu, futhi njo yakhe kusayithi nge ephakeme. Hill, kwacaca ukuthi kamuva, kwamiswa phezu ipayipi kimberlite, owawungumnyaka okwami, "uNdunankulu". Igama lendawo yaqanjwa uNdunankulu, owayekhona ngesikhathi kuvulwa emayini.

A yokuthola esiyingqayizivele

Engxenyeni yesibili kosuku inhloko ezimayini Frederick Wells olwenziwa kukulandzelela kwemalanga onkhe. ukunakwa yaso yasinamathela gleam elikhanyayo ngendlela engavamile isihloko. Ngaphakathi somgodi 5.5 amamitha ukujula, wabona izwibela. Isihloko kubonakala kakhulu imisebe yelanga futhi akazange ibukeke ingilazi. Abehlela emgodini, ngokucophelela ngommese enambiwa kuwo odongeni idayimane esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Ngemva kokuhlola ubunzima bakhe, Uyakujabulela waqaphela ukuthi ngaphambi kwakhe itshe eliyigugu of high. Ukuze lokhu ayekutholile engavamile Wells wathola umvuzo ayizinkulungwane 10 zamaRandi, futhi igama lalo labizwa ngokuthi i inhloko izimayini yenkampani idayimane - uSir Thomas Cullinan, owafika ezimayini kuze kube yilolu suku.

giant Afrika

Benkathi Ephakathi Imayini, kwaba sobala ukuthi itshe wathola - iyingxenye giant emikhulu, usayizi okungaba izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-2-3. idayimane enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yayilingana isibhakela omdala futhi kwaba kakhulu esiphakeme kunazo zonke zinhlayiya ezake zatholakala kwa-wonke amagumbi wonke. Inisheli ulesisindo 3.106 carats imethrikhi. Stone is ukujabulisa hhayi kuphela nemingcele yayo enhle, kodwa futhi eliphezulu. Kwaba ngokuphelele ecacile futhi kungekho nto enemibala emihle. Uma uyikha phezulu le kwakukhona ufa encane. Kuyinto ngenxa leli phutha kancane, kwanqunywa ukuba ahlukaniselwe amatshe eziningana giant.

I amagugu omkhulu wathengiswa uhulumeni Transvaal for abayizinkulungwane 150 amakhilogremu.

Okuhambayo crystal omangalisayo

Ngokusho version olusemthethweni, ngo-November 1907, itshe wethulwa lokuzalwa yenkosi enkulu u-Edward VII njengophawu ukwethembeka ekoloni enamathiselwe ngemva kweMpi Anglo-Boer. Eqinisweni, "isipho" ayengeve abiza eBritish Treasury (cishe ama-dollar ayisigidi), kanye idayimane wadayiswa.

Ekupheleni Januwari 1908 diamond waphasiswa inkampani Amsterdam ukusika, futhi Februwari 10, okuyinhloko-Abrahama Assher babhukula bawenza umsebenzi. ezithakazelisayo kakhulu ukuthi umuntu oVikelwe kusuka Afrika idayimane esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni wayehamba umkhumbi wezempi, futhi ngokusebenzisa i-English Channel wathutha buthule lezi zincwajana ephaketheni ngamagugu kwi abagibeli elula isikebhe.

amadayimane bobukhosi

Ukuze ukufunda isakhiwo se-giant futhi ilungelo ukucacisa iphuzu umthelela ukuze yokuhlukanisa yayo ibe izingxenye eziningana, kwathatha isikhathi ngaphambi kokuba. Itshe wenza imbobo e ummese wakhe akhethekile ibekwe Flick eqinile wasihlephula. Akuwona wonke umuntu ukuze balukhulume ukuphula nedayimani giant, sekuyisikhathi eside okuyinto kube buthule abalele emathunjini omhlaba, namatshe ambalwa ezincane. Master kakhulu ukumazisa. Crystal sasinamandla kangangokuthi kuphela umzamo wesibili wakwazi uluhlukanise phakathi kwala matshe amabili amakhulu, usayizi 2029,94 futhi 1068,09 carats, futhi izingcezu amathathu amancane. Okokuqala Cullinan (isithombe uyibonisa ngesimo amathonsi nge 74-facets nesisindo 530,2 carats) Korol Georg V ngokuthi "Elikhulu-Star of Africa." WayeyiZwi idayimane esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Yena yafakwa engxenyeni engenhla intonga inkosi sika, esemgwaqweni Tower of London. Kusukela yesibili Jewelers esikhulu itshe idayimane ekhiqizwa Cullinan 2 317.4 Carat kokuba 66 Ubuso - wesibili ngobukhulu crystal emhlabeni. Ngenxa yalesi giant (isizinda nemingcele - 4,3h4,1 cm) isikhala kuchaziwe umqhele yasebukhosini, elisesifundeni Tower. Of izingcezu asele diamond izinto ezenziwe nge- ezimbili idayimane enkulu - pandelok kabani isisindo kwaba 94,4 Carat (Cullinan 3) crystal futhi isikwele ukuma Carat isisindo 63.65 (Culzean 4). Kusukela 1911, zingabantu umqhele Queen of England. Kamuva, ngo-1959, baye zikhonjwe iziqhano zokuhloba.

5 Cullinan enesisindo 18,8 carats ukuthi faceted inhliziyo-okwenyanga, futhi ufakwa a ibhroshi. Yayihloselwe ngokuba iNdlovukazi uMary. Kamuva, isuswe lapho ufakwa umqhele umqhele labesifazane. Cullinan 6 isisindo 8.8 carats nge isici "Marquis" walithanda Elizabeth II. Yanika ukuze aqinise crystal ku umgexo idayimane-emeraldi *, okuyinto evame kakhulu egqoka ebusheni bakhe. Cullinan idayimane 7 has a isisindo 11.5 Carat ne faceting "Marquis", Cullinan 8 - faceting "Emerald" nesisindo 6.8 carats Cullinan 9 - 4.4 Carat isisindo, ipheya cut.

Ngaphezu amadayimane yobukhulu enkulu Idayimane elikhulu ekhiqizwa ezincane: carats 5 kuya 4.4 isisindo namatshe ayigugu miniaturized 96 7.55 Carat isisindo. Ingqikithi yesisindo sezinto zonke amatshe ayigugu ndawonye kuyinto 1063,65 carats. Lapho ukucutshungulwa imigexo kwaba 65,75% wezindleko kwesisindo wathola giant.

Art usike wonke amatshe emva ukuhlukana kwaba yiminyaka engamashumi amane. Ngenxa yalokho, idayimane 105 lwenziwe. I amadayimane esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni - ayigugu ayisishiyagalolunye ezinkulu kukhona ukuziqhenya umqhele English.

Impi Yezwe II Nama njengamanje

Ngesikhathi sempi, amadayimane elincane inkampani yezinye izinsalela eziyigugu kwakuhlezi lithukuswe namakani nezinti ungcwatshwa ensimini eduze kwaseWindsor Palace. zinhlayiya elikhulu zafakwa amabhokisi izigqoko kufihlwe kwelinye imfihlo Ilokhi ukuhwebelana.

Okwamanje, Cullinan 1 (54h44h29 mm) - diamond enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni (ngemva "Golden weJubili"). Kamnandi faceted ipheya emise, yena kuhlobisa intonga le mithi emikhulu eNgilandi, futhi ndawonye kanye nabanye abafowabo abadumile uku Tower. Zonke iqoqo olukhulu amadayimane abadumile kungabonwa eNdlini imigexo obala. amadayimane abahlukile futhi enkulu izingubo Queen ku reception ahlukahlukene zemikhosi nemikhosi.