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A rare blue diamond weighing 122.52 carats has been unearthed in South Africa, and experts believe it’s the most valuable uncut diamond ever.
“The rarity of a blue diamond of this magnitude sets it apart as a truly significant find,” said a spokeswoman for the lucky mining firm, Petra Diamonds, which dug up the sparkler in its Cullian mine near Pretoria.
The company will analyze the rock before putting it on the market sometime after June 30, but it’s expected to fetch tens of millions of dollars — shattering the world record for priciest diamond.
“So far, the highest price on record paid for a rough diamond was $35.3 million, paid in February 2010, for a 507-carat white stone,” finnCap analyst Martin Potts told the BBC.
“We think that this stone may break that record,” Potts declared.
