The Sergio (
Portuguese: Carbonado do Sérgio) was the largest
carbonado and the largest rough
diamond ever dug up on earth.[1] It weighed 3,167 carats (633.4 g; 20.36 ozt) and was found above ground in
Lençóis (State of
Bahia,
Brazil) in 1895 by Sérgio Borges de Carvalho. Like other carbonados, it is believed to be of
meteoritic origin.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
The Sergio was first sold for $780,000 and later for $25,000 (equivalent to $915,600 in 2023) to Joalheria Kahn and Co. and shipped to G. Kahn in Paris, who sold it to I. K. Gulland of London in September 1895 for £6,400 (equivalent to £933,766 in 2023). It was then broken up into small 3–6-carat (0.60–1.20 g; 0.021–0.042 oz) pieces as industrial diamond drills.[10]