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xln1120 发表于 2014-1-22 16:44

南非发现一颗29.6克拉蓝钻

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][b]A rare blue diamond has been discovered in a mine in South Africa.[/b][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][b]一颗罕见的蓝钻石在南非一处矿井中被发现。[/b][/size][/font]
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[color=#0000FF]The "exceptional" 29.6 carat blue diamond is the latest rare stone to be found in the Cullinan mine[/color]
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[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]The 29.6-carat stone was recovered by Petra Diamonds at its Cullinan mine, about 40km (25 miles) north-east of Pretoria.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]"This [url=http://www.enread.com/news/cultureandedu/95446.html]stone[/url] is one of the most exceptional stones recovered at Cullinan during Petra's operation of the mine," the company said.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]Petra unearthed a 25.5 carat blue diamond which sold for $16.9m in 2013.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][b]'Class of its own'[/b][/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]The latest discovery is also expected to sell for a high price.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]"The stone is an outstanding vivid blue with extraordinary saturation, tone and clarity, and has the potential to yield a polished stone of great value and importance," Petra said in a statement on Tuesday.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]Cullinan mine has produced hundreds of large stones and is famed for its production of blue diamonds - among the rarest and most highly coveted of all [url=http://www.enread.com/news/cultureandedu/95446.html]diamonds[/url].[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]The mine was acquired in 2008 by Petra Diamonds, which also operates in Botswana and Tanzania. [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]A similar 26.6-carat blue rough diamond discovered by the company in May 2009 was cut into a near perfect stone and fetched just under $10m at a Sotheby's auction. [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]Another deep-blue diamond from Cullinan was auctioned for $10.8m in 2012 and set a world record for the value per carat. [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]In 1905, the renowned Star of Africa blue diamond - the world's second largest cut diamond - was discovered at the Cullinan mine. [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]The pear-shaped 530-carat stone was presented to King Edward VII and became part of the British crown [url=http://www.enread.com/news/cultureandedu/95446.html]jewels[/url].[/size][/font]


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簿子酒 发表于 2014-1-23 10:45

A rare blue diamond has been discovered in a mine in South Africa

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