PRETORIA – Uno straordinario diamante blu di 29,6 carati è stato trovato nella miniera di Cullinan in Sudafrica. A quanto si apprende, il diamante potrebbe valere circa 20 milioni di dollari.
Nella stessa miniera recentemente sono stati scoperti altri diamanti: l’anno scorso è stata trovata una pietra di 25,5 carati venduta poi a 16,9 milioni di dollari. Nel 2008 invece, è stato trovato il diamante chiamato Star of Josephine venduto a 9,49 milioni di dollari.
Dal 2008, la miniera che si trova a circa 40 km a nord-est di Pretoria, è della Petra Diamonds, azienda esperta nell’estrazione di diamanti e nota per aver dato i diamanti più grandi e famosi del mondo.
Le foto del diamante blu (Ansa)
epa04035757 A handout photograph made available by Petra Diamonds Limited on 22 January 2014 showing the CEO Johan Dippenaar of Petra Diamonds holding the Cullinan 29,6 carat Blue Diamond. The companty report that 29.6 carat blue diamond recovered at the Cullinan mine, north-east of Pretoria, South Africa in January 2014. The stone is an outstanding vivid blue with extraordinary saturation, tone and clarity, and has the potential to yield a polished stone of great value and importance. Blue diamonds are among the rarest and most highly coveted of all diamonds and the Cullinan mine is the most important source of blues in the world. This stone is one of the most exceptional stones recovered at Cullinan during Petra's operation of the mine. EPA/PHILIP MOSERT / PETRA DIAMONDS LTD / HANDOUT No HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
epa04035758 A handout photograph made available by Petra Diamonds Limited on 22 January 2014 showing the Petra Diamonds - Cullinan 29,6 carat Blue Diamond. The companty report that 29.6 carat blue diamond recovered at the Cullinan mine, north-east of Pretoria, South Africa in January 2014. The stone is an outstanding vivid blue with extraordinary saturation, tone and clarity, and has the potential to yield a polished stone of great value and importance. Blue diamonds are among the rarest and most highly coveted of all diamonds and the Cullinan mine is the most important source of blues in the world. This stone is one of the most exceptional stones recovered at Cullinan during Petra's operation of the mine. EPA/PHILIP MOSERT / PETRA DIAMONDS LTD / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
