
One of the priciest rough diamonds ever fetches $40 million
The Peninsula
Petra Diamonds Ltd. sold a 39.3-carat blue gem for more than $40 million, making it one of the most expensive rough diamonds ever.
The small miner sold the exceptional Type IIb blue diamond to a joint venture between top producer De Beers and Diacore, a trading company owned by the billionaire Steinmetz family, it said Monday. The stone fetched just over $1 million per carat and is the most expensive gem Petra has ever sold.More Related News

Islamic Cultural Center holds lecture on youth empowerment in Islam at Mesaieed International School
Doha, Qatar: With the attendance of 210 students, the Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center organised a lecture entitled Youth E...







