Today in Antwerp, Belgium the biggest diamond found in thirteen years went on the auction block. The "Lesotho Promise" for more twelve million and is expected to fetch in excess of twenty million once its cut up. This 603-carat (120 gram) diamond was named after the tiny African mountain kingdom where it was found. The tenth largest diamond ever found will be cut into large heart-shaped diamond and several smaller stones which will then be sold. The uncut diamond is is a third bigger than a golf ball.
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