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Blue Diamond from Petra’s Cullinan Mine Sold for $1.45 Million

Thursday, Dec 22 2011 5:07AM Diamond news agency, Shira

Blue Diamond from Petra’s Cullinan Mine Sold for $145 Million A 48 carat blue diamond from Petra Diamond’s Cullinan mine in South Africa a mine acquired from De Beers has sold for $145 million

Gemstones List

Wednesday, Aug 4 2010 6:43AM The Diamond Industry - Articles - Zimbio,

Gemstones List

A number of gemstones have gained fame either because of their size and beauty or because of the people who owned or wore them A list of famous gemstones follows
Aquamarines
The Giant Aquamarine

Diamonds
The Allnatt Diamond a large Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond
The Amsterdam Diamond a 3374 carat (6748 g) black diamond which sold for $352000 in 2001
The Centenary Diamond the world's largest colorless (grade D) flawless diamond
The Cullinan Diamond the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found at 310675 carats (62135 g) It was cut into 105 diamonds including the Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa 5302 carats (10604 g) and the Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa 3174 carats (6348 g)
The Darya-ye Noor Diamond the best known diamond of the Iranian Crown Jewels
The Deepdene widely considered to be the largest irradiated diamond in the world
The De Young Red Di

507ct Petra Diamond Named

Sunday, Feb 21 2010 10:28PM Diamonds.co.nz Blog,

507ct Petra Diamond Named Petra Diamonds announced that the 507ct rough diamond they found in the famous Cullinan Mine has been named the Cullinan Heritage The diamond will be placed on tender shortly in Johannesburg and is one of the top 20 largest high quality rough diamonds ever discovered Sources say it could sell for US$30 million

Two Cullinan Diamonds Sell For $2.8 Million

Monday, Nov 23 2009 4:59AM Worldwide news about diamonds and diamond jewelry,

Two Cullinan Diamonds Sell For $28 Million Petra diamonds has revealed that two Cullinan white diamonds were sold early in November for a combined value of $28 million The diamonds were 58 and 53 carats Petra believes that the prices these diamonds went for suggests that another two diamonds recovered in the same production series earlier this year 507 and 168 carats will go for a handsome price Petra is very pleased with the prices achieved for the two diamonds The 5849 carat stone sold for $182 million and the 5331 carat stone sold for $096 million Petra is still deciding how to market it 507 carat diamond to maximize profit According to experts the stone is of exceptional color and clarity However it seems that the 168 carat diamond will be sold first Diamond prices at Petra have been on the incline since the financial year’s end The most recent diamond tenders saw strong prices particularly in October and early November The company reported that it has sold a number of ‘special’ diamonds from the ...