Rare, hefty blue diamond found in South Africa; check out these gems 1 / 1 In 2003, the deep-blue Hope Diamond -- 45.52 carats -- is placed on a mirror at the Smithsonian’s Natural History ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A man who claimed to be a shareholder in a mining company said Tuesday the firm had unearthed a diamond twice the size of the world's largest — a claim that set off ...

Gemstones that sparked a diamond rush to eastern South Africa last week are just quartz after all, according to preliminary findings. Thousands of people had flocked to a hillside in South Africa ...

Gemstones that sparked a diamond rush in South Africa last week have turned out to be just quartz, preliminary findings show.. Thousands from across the country flocked to a hillside in KwaZulu ...