Discovered a huge blue diamond in South Africa

Petra Diamonds has just discovered a rare 25.5 carat blue diamond in the famous mining area of ​​Cullinan, South Africa. Estimated diamond worth more than 10 million.

The diamond has just been found to be a rare green color and Petra says it is a 'top quality gemstone'.

Petra Diamonds discovered a 25.5-carat blue diamond in the Cullinan mine.

The famous Cullinan mine with large diamonds, many gems discovered here have become decorative ornaments on royal crowns. In addition, many diamonds found at this mine have also become 'Big Stars' of Africa since 1905.

'Blue diamonds are the rarest of all diamonds and Cullinan is one of the largest producers of this gemstone. Since Petra Diamonds acquired Cullinan mine, an important blue stone has also been found here , 'said Jeremy Dibb, a gem analyst with brokerage Canaccord.

After the discovery of this 25.5 carat gem, the Petra Diamonds stock index - a FTSE 250 index member rose 0.6 points and stopped at 108 points in the session. April 17 morning at the London Stock Exchange.

Previously, at the site, there were also some big valuable blue diamonds, including 10.48 carat green diamond sold for $ 10.8 million last November. This is the record selling price per carat of blue diamond.