Alrosa announced the production of the largest jewelry diamond in 10 years – a stone weighing 390.7 carats was mined in Yakutia. DEA News.
The Almazy Anabara company, part of the Alrosa group, mined Russia’s largest gem-quality diamond in the Anabarsky region in the last 10 years at the Mayat mine in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on September 9, 2023. In the message, it was stated that the weight of the record holder was 390.7 carats.
According to the company’s statement, the stone found is a light-colored crystal of irregular shape surrounded by a yellow-brown halo. Alrosa notes that the new stone is still unique in terms of its mass, shape and color combination.
A diamond of record weight (401 carats) was last discovered in 2013.
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