South Africa is the largest diamond producer in Africa, with Cullinan diamonds going down in history as the world's largest diamond.
But you may not know that if it were not for the accidental discovery of a world-famous diamond, the history of diamonds in South Africa may continue to be postponed...
In 1866, in the vast grasslands of South Africa, a boy watched the cattle and sheep grazing not far away strolling leisurely, and his heart suddenly felt a lot of relief. He walked to the river as usual and picked out his beloved stone.
This far south of Africa, which seems to be forgotten by the world, is the back garden of the Empire where the sun never sets. After the First Industrial Revolution, the British took over South Africa from the Dutch and converted the natives into non-stop working slaves, even children forced to work to survive.
Like herding, he could have to do it for the rest of his life and then pass the bullwhip to the next generation of South Africans. The boy's greatest pleasure is picking up some sparkling stones while the cattle and sheep are grazing wildly.
These stones are completely washed by the river of time, and every inch of texture exudes a pristine beauty. This time he also gained a lot, and even had unexpected surprises.
Among the newly discovered "treasures", there is an almost transparent stone, glowing with a faint blue light in the sun, clear and refreshing.
He touched the stone with his rough palm, feeling the coolness on it, and couldn't help but become more and more curious. He had never seen such a transparent diamond, like the eyes of the sky. The boy happily took the stone home and proudly showed off to his family.
But he didn't know that the stone would leave him in a few days. The farmer is the true owner of this pasture, his grass is bathed in sunlight, the cattle and sheep thrive under the careful care of the hired workers, and the life is plain and rich.
On this day he came to the boy's house as a guest and stumbled upon this wonderful stone. The farmer looked at it in amazement, looking over and over again, the expression on his face slowly turned from surprise to surprise, and the excitement that could not be concealed made him stunned for a long time.
The farmer turned back to God, determined that it was a stone that would bring wealth, and offered to buy it. The boy's mother did not know the price of the stone, and even thought that it was not worth much, and gave it directly to the farmer.
The farmer kept the stones with him and resold them to others when he returned to Europe.
It turned out that the stone was not as worthless as the boy's mother said. After professional appraisal, people found that it is a diamond of high quality, a treasure that people have high hopes for.
Many people have speculated that South Africa has a large number of diamonds, but there is no reliable evidence, but now the diamonds are on the riverbed in South Africa, and it is the lava that spews out of the sky that brings them to the sun, becoming a dazzling treasure.
The diamond initially weighed 21.25 carats and was later cut into 10.73 carats. Physically, it's not a historic giant diamond, but it ignites hopes for gold prospectors.
The Kimberley Diamond Mine built here is even more famous and has become the "golden signboard" of the diamond industry. It's hard to imagine that a single diamond can create a legendary mine that presents people with the best quality diamonds in the world.
In honor of the diamond, she was named Eureka (meaning: I found it).