Rare blue diamond found in Gauteng goes on sale
Interested buyers will have until 12 July to place their highest bids.
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A rare blue diamond recovered at the iconic Cullinan Diamond Mine in South Africa will go to auction in July.
April
Petra Diamonds announced in April that it had recovered a 39.34 carat type IIb blue diamond at Cullinan Mine. The rough diamond recently discovered by Petra is described as a gem of “exceptional quality in terms of both colour and clarity”.
Petra announced that the type IIb blue diamond will be open to viewings in Antwerp, Dubai, Hong Kong and New York this month.
Interested buyers will have until 12 July to place their highest bids.
Petra has not set a price range for this particular gem but instead pointed to recent sales of similar blue diamonds.
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