Record-breaking blue diamond

Published: 14 May 2009 y., Thursday
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A rare blue diamond reached a record 9.5 million dollars at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva.

That makes it the world's most expensive gemstone per carat.

 

Šaltinis: Reuters
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