Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Letšeng recovers an exceptional white diamond of 553 carat



493 carat Letšeng Legacy
603 carat Lesotho Promise










Gem Diamonds announced an unusual find, a 553-carat Type II D color diamond. The exceptionally large diamond was mined at the Letšeng Mine in Lesotho. It is currently undergoing analysis in Antwerp.

478 carat Light of Letšeng
The diamond ranks as the 15th largest white diamond ever to be recovered. It is the fourth historic diamond recovered from the Letšeng Mine in recent years, following the recovery of the 603 carat Lesotho Promise, the 493 carat Letšeng Legacy and the 478 carat Light of Letšeng.

The 553-carat diamond has not been named yet.



Posted by Sigal D. at Tuesday, September 06, 2011
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1 comment:

  1. diamond gradingFebruary 15, 2012 at 12:40 AM

    Thanks for the history lesson! It’s always interesting to see how terms evolve.

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