Last Updated on 23/08/2024 by Ankita
Canadian diamond company Lucara Diamond has discovered the world’s second largest diamond in the African country Botswana. This is the largest diamond after the Cullinan Diamond. Cullinan was discovered about a century ago. After that, such a big diamond has been found now. Cullinan is used in the jewellery of the British Royal Family.
Clifford Elphick, who runs a mining company in South Africa and is a former executive of the world’s largest diamond company, said that this is a rare event that occurs in hundreds of years. As soon as this diamond was found, the shares of Lucara, the company that discovered it, rose by 40 percent. It is believed that this diamond is worth more than 40 million dollars i.e. 335 crore rupees.
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The people of Lucara company have not named this diamond yet. This is the era of factory made diamonds. Therefore, the market of real diamonds is falling. In such a situation, the industry and Botswana will benefit a lot from the discovery of such a diamond. Its weight is about 2492 carats.
Where was this diamond found?
This diamond was found in the Karowe Mine of Botswana. Its size is equal to a cold drink can. Earlier, large diamonds like 1758 carat Sewelo and 1109 carat Lesedi La Rona have been found in the same mine. The new diamond has been discovered using X-Ray transmission technology. Because earlier while searching for Lesedi La Rona, it was damaged. Therefore, this technique was adopted.
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What is the identification of a diamond?
A diamond is judged by its 4Cs. Its value is also determined by these. 4Cs mean colour, clarity, cut and carat. At present, this new diamond is yet to be tested. This will take some time. At present, it is a completely pure diamond. It will take time for it to be cut etc. Its real price will be known after some time.
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