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>>> Botswana unveils country’s largest blue diamond find
Washington Post
By Associated Press
April 17, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/botswana-unveils-countrys-largest-blue-diamond-find/2019/04/17/aeb177ac-60f3-11e9-bf24-db4b9fb62aa2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9070be516fdf
JOHANNESBURG — A big blue diamond weighing more than 20 carats has been unveiled in Botswana, where the gem was discovered.
The government-owned Okavango Diamond Company on Wednesday called it the largest blue diamond ever discovered in the southern African nation.
A company statement says it is “in the very top bracket of all-time historical blue diamond finds.” The bright blue color is attributed to the mineral boron, which was present in the rocks of oceans when the diamond was formed some 1 to 3 billion years ago.
Company managing director Marcus ter Haar says just a few such blue stones have come to market in the last decade.
The company says the diamond is expected to be sold near the end of the year.
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Washington Post
By Associated Press
April 17, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/botswana-unveils-countrys-largest-blue-diamond-find/2019/04/17/aeb177ac-60f3-11e9-bf24-db4b9fb62aa2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9070be516fdf
JOHANNESBURG — A big blue diamond weighing more than 20 carats has been unveiled in Botswana, where the gem was discovered.
The government-owned Okavango Diamond Company on Wednesday called it the largest blue diamond ever discovered in the southern African nation.
A company statement says it is “in the very top bracket of all-time historical blue diamond finds.” The bright blue color is attributed to the mineral boron, which was present in the rocks of oceans when the diamond was formed some 1 to 3 billion years ago.
Company managing director Marcus ter Haar says just a few such blue stones have come to market in the last decade.
The company says the diamond is expected to be sold near the end of the year.
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