SYDNEY, Australia — Miners in
Angola have
unearthed a rare pure pink diamond that is believed to be the largest found in
300 years, the Australian site operator announced Wednesday.
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A 170-carat pink diamond — dubbed The Lulo Rose —
was discovered at Lulo mine in the country’s diamond-rich northeast and is
among the largest pink diamonds ever found, the Lucapa Diamond Company said in
a statement to investors.
The “historic”
find of the Type IIa diamond, one of the rarest and purest forms of natural
stones, was welcomed by the Angolan government, which is also a partner in the
mine.
“This record and spectacular pink diamond recovered
from Lulo continues to showcase Angola as an important player on the world
stage,” Angola’s Mineral Resources Minister Diamantino Azevedo said.
The diamond will be sold at international tender,
likely at a dazzling price.
Although The Lulo
Rose would have to be cut and polished to realize its true value, in a process
that can see a stone lose 50 percent of its weight, similar pink diamonds have
sold for record-breaking prices.
The 59.6 carat Pink Star was sold at a Hong Kong auction in
2017 for 71.2 million
US dollars. It remains the most expensive diamond ever
sold.
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