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150-carat white diamond recovered in Angola

A white Type IIa diamond weighing 150 carats has been recovered from Lucapa Diamond Company’s Lulo Mine in Angola.
A 150-carat has been found at Lucapa’s Lulo Mine in Angola.
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A white Type IIa diamond weighing 150 carats has been recovered from Lucapa Diamond Company’s Lulo Mine in Angola.

The D-colour stone marks the 36th diamond larger than 100 carats to be recovered from the site since mining began in January 2015, reports Lucapa and its operating partners, Endiama E.P., and Rosas & Petalas. It is also the fifth diamond larger than 100 carats to be found in block 28.

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