In North America, found the diamond unprecedented proportions

• Diamond unprecedented proportions found in North America,

Scientists still do not know until the end, as an image of one of the most expensive minerals on earth - diamonds. It is known that the largest of them are formed at a depth of 150-200 km and keep the secrets of the Earth's composition. Most often, the major minerals are found in South Africa, but a Canadian mining company Dominion Diamond Mines announced the discovery of a large diamond in North America. This is an absolute record for the region.

Yellow diamond weighing 552 carats were mined at Diavik diamond mine, located 200 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. The abrasive surface the size of a hen's egg mineral says that before the advent of on the surface, he has come a long and difficult path.

Color and texture are unique evidence of a difficult way are natural diamonds from the moment of formation to detect miners. - declared the chairman of the Dominion Diamond Mines Kyle Washington. The cost of the detected diamond is not rated yet. After the announcement of the value of it will be divided into several parts and carefully polished. Most likely, one will make decorations, which will be put up for sale. Their cost will certainly be several million dollars - after all, it is the seventh largest mineral found in the current century.

The second largest diamond in North America is the Diavik Foxfire weight of 187, 7 carats. It was discovered in 2015, and a year later exhibited in the Smithsonian next to the famous Hope Diamond.

The largest diamonds, as mentioned above, are found in southern Africa. In 2015, the company Lucara Diamonds discovered a 1111 carat stone. More he has only found the "Cullinan" in 1905, stone, fragments of which were made decorations for the British Royal family.