Holy moly! "Lesotho Promise: diamond - 603 cts!!!

[luckyhonu]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15195458/?GT1=8618

ANTWERP, Belgium - The biggest diamond to be found in 13 years, the "Lesotho Promise," was sold on Monday at auction for more than $12 million and is expected to fetch in excess of $20 million once it is cut up.

The 603-carat (120 gram) diamond, named after the tiny African mountain kingdom where it was found, went under the hammer at the Antwerp Diamond Centre and was sold to the South African Diamond Corporation, owner of luxury jewellers Graff.

(c) Reuters 2006.


Edited out of respect for this little (c)

 

[codex57]

I''m more amazed at the fact that it was graded a D colored stone. Man, if the entire rock''s clarity is graded VVS or higher, that''d be even cooler.

 

[FireGoddess]

Date: 10/9/2006 6:39:06 PM
Author: codex57
I''m more amazed at the fact that it was graded a D colored stone.

 

[Clarygrace]

absolutely a beautiful gift from Mother Earth....