RUSSIA - Found huge 122-carat diamond worth $1.5mn

Russian diamond producer Alrosa has recovered a 121.96 carat diamond at its Jubilee kimberlite pipe in Yakutia in northeast Russia. The precious stone is slightly smaller than a golf ball.

"The diamond has an octahedral shape; its dimensions are 31.28mm x 30.00mm x 28.57mm. The crystal of ‘2 Black Sawables 3 color’ quality is transparent with moderate yellowish hue. There are small olivine, graphite and sulfide inclusions in this crystal,” Alrosa said in a statement. "The diamond's value can be estimated at about $1.5 million," diamond expert Sergei Goryainov told TASS.

Alrosa’s Jubilee pipe is known for its large findings. Last year the company recovered several diamonds from 50 to 138 carats, including a 76.07-carat diamond.  The gem, worth $430,000 was named to honor the 70th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Il produttore di diamanti russo Alrosa ha recuperato un diamante di 121.96 carati nel suo sito di kimberlite "Giubileo" in Yakutia, nel nord-est della Russia. La pietra preziosa è leggermente più piccola di una pallina da golf e il suo valore indicativo é stato stabilito in 1,5 milioni di dollari. La Russia é con il Congo e il Botswana, uno dei maggiori produttori di diamanti al mondo.

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INC News, 12/02/2016 -source: ©RTNews, comment by M.Lermontov for INC News