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Randomswedishdude t1_j2n27ka wrote

Reply to comment by IanSan5653 in TIL The largest diamond ever found was the Cullinan Diamond, which was discovered in South Africa in 1905. It weighed 3,106.75 carats (over 1.2 pounds) and was cut into nine separate stones, including the Great Star of Africa, which is the largest clear-cut diamond in the world at 530.2 carats. by mic3ttaa

> Cullinan produced 9 major stones of 1,055.89 carats (211.178 g) in total,[23] plus 96 minor [brilliants](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_(diamond_cut)) and some unpolished fragments weighing 19.5 carats (3.90 g).[24]

So, you're both right depending on perspective.

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SmashScrapeFlip t1_j2nd8zx wrote

a brilliant is a stone. It clearly says "105 stones of assorted cuts" in the specifications of the diamond. There's only one right. There are 105 stones, 9 of them are just big. It is categorically incorrect to say there were only 9 stones.

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