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Cullinan Yields Another 'Exceptional' Diamond
Jun 21, 2016 3:52 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Petra Diamonds discovered a 121.26-carat rough diamond at
its Cullinan mine in South Africa.
The white, type-II diamond of “exceptional” color and
clarity is the latest in a string of large gems recovered at the mine, which
holds a world record for producing the biggest diamond in history, the 3,106.75-carat
Cullinan diamond, in 1905.
The stone will be sold at a tender currently underway in
Johannesburg. It is the last tender for Petra in fiscal 2016, which will end
June 30.
The discovery comes after Petra recovered a 122.52-carat
rough at Cullinan in 2014, selling it for $23.5 million. The largest of four
polished diamonds originating from the rough fetched
$25.4 million, or $1 million per carat, at a Christie’s auction in New York
earlier this month.
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Tags:
Cullinan Mine, large diamonds, petra, Petra Diamonds, Rapaport News, rough, South Africa
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