The Excelsior Diamond was found on June 30, 1893 at the Jagersfontein Mine in South Africa, 130 km or 80 miles south east of Kimberley whose fame as a diamond mining center always overshadowed that of Jagersfontein.
Mines no longer operate in Jagersfontein, but there were many great finds, such as the 972 carat (194.4 g) Excelsior Diamond of 1893 and the 637 carat (127.4 g) Reitz Diamond of 1895.
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