“Lulo Rose” is the name of the shocking pink diamond found in a mine in Lulo, Angola. Photo: EFE.
Angola celebrates its new pink diamond, “Lulo Rose”: the 170-carat stonewhich takes its name from the mine where it was found, weighs 34 grams and it is the largest discovery of the last 300 years in that country, after that found again of 185 carats Daria-i-Noor, today among the jewels of the Iranian crown
“Lulo Rose” is a type 2 diamond, which means it has almost no impurities. “This record and the spectacular pink diamond recovered from Lulo continue to prove that Angola is a major player on the world stage,” she said. Diamantino AzevedoAngolan Minister of Mineral Resources
The stone is the fifth largest diamond recovered from the Lulo mine, managed by the Australian company Lucapa Diamante and the Angolan government
“Lulo Rose” was found in a prolific Angolan mine operated by an Australian company.
“Lulo Rose” will be sold this year through an international tender to be run by the Angolan state-owned diamond selling company Sodium. Its value is incalculable.
Similar diamonds have been sold for tens of millions of dollars in the past, with the nickname “Pink star” Acquired at auction in Hong Kong for $ 71.2 million in 2017.
“Lulo Rose” is 170 carats.
The largest known pink diamond is the Daria-i-Noor, discovered in India and believed by experts to be cut from an even larger stone, while the record for rough diamonds is Cullinan, 3,107 carats and just over half a kilogram.
Found in South Africa in 1905, it was cut into 105 different stones, the largest of which is a part the crown jewels of Great Britain.
Source: Clarin
