Gems
Two Diamonds Larger Than 100 Carats Each Found in Lesotho Mine
- Gem Diamonds discovers precious stones at its Letseng mine
- Rival miner Lucapa also recovers two major gems in Angola
A 04.73 carat D color Type IIa diamond, left, and a 151.52 carat Type I yellow diamond. Gem Diamonds Ltd. discovered in Lesotho Mine last year.
Source:: Gem Diamonds Ltd.
Gem Diamonds Ltd. has discovered two huge diamonds, each bigger than 100 carats, at its Lesotho mine in southern Africa.
It unearthed the 117 carat and 110 carat D color Type IIa diamonds at the Letseng mine, Gem said in a statement on Monday. Type IIa diamonds contain very little or no nitrogen atoms and are the most expensive stones.