Category : InternationalPublished on: July 29 2022
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A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years.
Called the “Lulo Rose", the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine.
The 170-carat stone has been named the "Lulo Rose", after the mine in Angola where it was found.
It is believed to be the largest pink diamond mined since the 185-carat Daria-i-Noor, which was cut from a larger stone and is now among the Iranian crown jewels.
The Lulo Rose is a type 2a diamond, meaning it has few or no impurities.
It is the fifth largest diamond recovered from the Lulo mine - a joint venture between Australia's Lucapa Diamond Company and the Angolan government
The largest known pink diamond is the Daria-i-Noor, discovered in India, which experts believe was cut from an even larger stone.
The largest rough diamond of any colour ever recorded is the Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905.
