Jewelry experts announced the discovery of a rare, half-pink diamond in the Karowe mine in Botswana. It weighs 37.41 carats (equivalent to 7.5 grams) and is about one inch long. It is considered one of the rarest diamonds discovered in recent years.
According to the British newspaper Daily Mail, the diamond is characterized by clear boundaries separating the dark pink part from the colorless parts, in a unique aesthetic combination that makes it one of the most distinctive stones in the world.
Oded Mansouri, co-founder of HB Antwerp, a company specializing in diamond polishing, explained that the stone has exceptional potential to become one of the most prominent polished pink diamonds in modern history, noting that the company will use the latest technologies to highlight the diamond’s colors and transparency.
Geology experts believe that the diamond was formed at a great depth from the Earth’s surface under high pressure and temperature, and that the unique pink color resulted from a natural deformation in the stone’s structure.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) confirmed that similar diamonds previously examined were much smaller, weighing only two carats.
This discovery comes two years after a rare pink diamond was sold in New York for $34.8 million, strengthening Botswana’s position as one of the world’s leading countries in the production of rare and luxury diamonds.
