Unusual Shaped Rough Diamonds
Diamonds Update
by DennyReinke
5y ago
Russian diamond mining company Alrosa’s knack for recovering unusually shaped diamonds has scaled new heights with the discovery of a rough stone resembling a fish. “In the photo, you see a very rare specimen: a rough-diamond crystal which pretends to be a fish,” the Russian miner wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday. The company found the stone at the Udachnaya kimberlite pipe back in 2002, and has publicized it to illustrate the company’s ecology efforts, an Alrosa spokesperson told Rapaport News. Alrosa ecologists release “hundreds of thousands” of fish into rivers in Yakutia and its other ..read more
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1758-CARAT DIAMOND IS SECOND HEAVIEST IN HISTORY
Diamonds Update
by DennyReinke
5y ago
The recent discovery of the second-biggest diamond in history -- a staggering 1,758-carat stone -- is a remarkable find, but there's a debate over its real market value. Lucara Diamond Corp. said it recovered the stone from the Karowe mine in Botswana. The previous holder of the No. 2 position, a 1,111-carat diamond called Lesedi La Rona, was also unearthed in Karowe. However, the company said the newly found diamond is "a near-gem of variable quality," which means that, as far as diamonds are concerned, the size of the stone is not what's most important. "There are several qualities, also col ..read more
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Would 302.37 carats of diamond be enough of a statement for you?
Diamonds Update
by DennyReinke
5y ago
Luxury jeweler, Graff, has unveiled its latest, and perhaps its greatest, big diamond creation, the “Graff Lesedi La Rona,” a 302.37-carat D-color, high-clarity stone that is being lauded as the world’s largest square emerald cut diamond. The London-based company also says it is the “largest highest clarity, highest color diamond ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).” Laurence Graff, the prestigious diamond dealer and founder of the eponymous international luxury jewelry brand known for its gem-centric high jewels, who has cut and polished the majority of the 20 largest di ..read more
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Rare 20-carat blue diamond unveiled in Botswana
Diamonds Update
by DennyReinke
5y ago
Botswana's state-run Okavango Diamond Company unveiled 4/17/2019 what is believed to be the largest blue diamond ever discovered in the southern African country, one of the world’s top producers. The 20.46 carats, oval-shape fancy precious rock has been named "The Okavango Blue" in honour of the Okavango Delta, the country's wildlife-rich world heritage site. From all coloured diamonds, blue ones are the most unusual and that’s why the miner says its find is one of the rarest in the world. "It is incredibly unusual for a stone of this colour and nature to have come from Botswana – a once-in-li ..read more
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