WooNews: Blue Diamond Could Set Record
It used to be a bad thing if you said you were “feeling blue.”
Well, this new diamond might change that.
An extremely rare blue diamond weighing 7.03 carats will be auctioned off in Geneva on May 12th.
The diamond was unearthed by Petra Diamonds in the famed Cullinan diamond mine in South Africa, where the famous Star of Africa diamond was mined. Uncut, it weighed 26.58 carats. Blue diamonds are extremely rare because the conditions necessary to form a blue diamond so seldom occur. They are second only to red diamonds in rarity.
This particular yet-unnamed, cushion-cut blue diamond is expected to fetch an estimated $8.5 million at the Sotheby’s auction. It’s been shown all over the world, and will soon adorn some lucky woman’s finger.
Can you imagine being proposed to with an engagement ring like this? Now, that’s an offer I can’t refuse!
Rarely,
Olivia
