Find the world's largest 3 billion year old diamond

A diamond the size of a tennis ball that is 3 billion years old will be sold for at least $ 70 million, according to Sotheby's prestigious auctioneer.

This is the largest diamond in history found on a mine in Botswana. The auction is scheduled to be held on June 29 here in London.

The largest diamond in the world was discovered in November 2015 at the mine of Lucara diamond mining group from Canada.

Weighing in at 1,109 carats, this is the largest gem found in the past 100 years. The diamond was named Lesedi la Rona - "Our light" in Tswana.

The diamond is valued at VND1,500 billion and is more than 3 billion years old.

The auction houses said that the diamond has "perfect transparency" and will be crafted into the world's finest quality cut and polished stone members.

David Bennett, in charge of Sotheby's auction house, calls the diamond a "life event" because there are no such large diamonds.

"We value the diamond will exceed $ 70 million (about VND 1,500 billion) but this is only an estimate. How much is the world's largest diamond?" Bennett said excitedly.

According to the history of world diamond search, the largest 3,106 carat diamond named Cullinan , found in South Africa since 1905. However, this diamond was cut into 9 parts and tied to Wang. Royal crown.

Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau has bought the Blue Moon tablet worth $ 48.5 million for his 7-year-old daughter.

Lesedi la Rona will break the current world record of the 12.03 carat Blue Moon diamond sold in Geneva last year.

At that time, Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau chose to buy the Blue Moon tablet worth $ 48.5 million for his 7-year-old daughter.

Lesedi la Rona will be on display at Sotheby's auction house in New York, USA on May 7 and will be available in London's showroom from June 18-28.