404.2-carat diamond found in Angola

by jacquie_dealmeida | February 19, 2016 1:09 pm

[1]Lucapa Diamond Co., has discovered a flawless 404.2-carat diamond at its Lulo Diamond Project in Angola’s Lunda Norte province.

The Type IIa D-colour stone is the biggest recorded diamond ever found in Angola and the 27^th largest in the world.

“We have always emphasized the very special nature of the Lulo diamond field and this recovery—together with the other 100-carat-plus diamonds recovered this year alone—is further evidence of that,” said Lucapa CEO Stephen Wetherall.

“And while we continue mining these exceptional alluvial gems from Mining Blocks 6 and 8 at Lulo, we are also continuing to advance our systematic exploration program to find the kimberlite source of these diamonds.”

The previous record for Angola’s largest diamond belonged to a stone known as the ‘Angolan Star,’ a 217.4-carat gem recovered from the Luarica mine in 2007.

 

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