In Yakutia have found a unique diamond weighing nearly 200 carats
• In Yakutia have found a unique diamond weighing nearly 200 carats of
Peace, January 29, 2019 - A unique diamond weighing nearly 200 carats was produced on the tube "Successful" in the middle of January 2019.
The jewel size 40h31h20 mm and weight 191, 46 carats was recovered at the factory №12 Udachninsky ore dressing plant. Mined Diamond - transparent, with a slight yellowish tinge.
"These findings large diamonds of gem quality, weighing more than 100 carats, confirm that stocks of kimberlite pipe" Lucky "is a lot of unique precious raw materials. C beginning of the development of the tube in 1967, this field has given us hundreds of large diamonds. In the near future, this rare specimen will go on ECO for its detailed examination and assessment ", - explained Eugene Agureev, board member, director of the United Selling Organization of ALROSA.
Previously, comparable to the size of the diamond has been mined for more than 2, 5 years ago.
Tube "Lucky" was opened in 1955 and is one of the largest primary diamond deposits in Yakutia, as well as abroad.