Lulo recovers 12th stone of +100carat
Unearths 128 carat of top colour white Type IIa stone Lucapa Diamond announces the recovery of a 128 carat diamond from the Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. The 128 carat diamond is the 12th +100 carat diamond recovered to date from Lulo, continuing to underline the large-stone nature of the prolific Lulo diamond field. It was among the Specials recovered recently from Mining Block 6, along with a 7.5 carat fancy purple pink gem. Testing on a Yehuda colorimeter has confirmed the 128 carat stone is a top-colour white Type IIa diamond. 128 carat top-colour white Type IIa diamond, the 12th +100 carat diamond recovered to date from Lulo The recovery of the 128 carat diamond and 7.5 carat fancy purple pink follows the recent historic tender of seven large, top-quality Lulo diamonds achieving US$16.7 million (US$22.9 million) at an exceptional average price of US$33,530 per carat in the first international sales event under Angola’s new diamond marketing regulations. Th...