Botswana unveils rare 20-carat blue diamond

At 20.46 carats, the Okavango Blue is one of the rarest stones in the world.

At 20.46 carats, the gem is one of the rarest stones in the world, and"sits in the very top bracket of all-time historical blue diamond finds", the company said in a statement. "It is incredibly unusual for a stone of this colour and nature to have come from Botswana -- a once-in-lifetime find, which is about as rare as a star in the Milky Way," said Okavango Diamond Company managing director Marcus ter Haar.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

HlomlaDandala the heart of Africa

My goodness. The way I love diamonds, if i were to be rich i will buy them just to look at them&I will make sure I keep them underground 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

SlumberTsogwane Some of these rare ones should be kept in museums for sustainable development reasons. Future generations should know about these through the rare ones

Beautiful

sad... reminding Africans how rich our continent is.. and yet still poor. not right!

Which will be sold and will never knw were the money went...nothing to be happy about😏

which they'll sell to Europeans and buy jewellery made from it after that

Keep it away from Britain please ☹️

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