南非发现一颗29.6克拉蓝钻

时间：2014-01-22 07:39:47

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A rare blue diamond has been discovered in a mine in South Africa.

一颗罕见的蓝钻石在南非一处矿井中被发现。
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The "exceptional" 29.6 carat blue diamond is the latest rare stone to be found in the Cullinan mine
 
The 29.6-carat stone was recovered by Petra Diamonds at its Cullinan mine, about 40km (25 miles) north-east of Pretoria.
 
"This stone is one of the most exceptional stones recovered at Cullinan during Petra's operation of the mine," the company said.
 
Petra unearthed1 a 25.5 carat blue diamond which sold for $16.9m in 2013.

'Class of its own'
 
The latest discovery is also expected to sell for a high price.
 
"The stone is an outstanding vivid blue with extraordinary saturation2, tone and clarity, and has the potential to yield a polished stone of great value and importance," Petra said in a statement on Tuesday.
 
Cullinan mine has produced hundreds of large stones and is famed for its production of blue diamonds - among the rarest and most highly coveted3 of all diamonds.
 
The mine was acquired in 2008 by Petra Diamonds, which also operates in Botswana and Tanzania. 
 
A similar 26.6-carat blue rough diamond discovered by the company in May 2009 was cut into a near perfect stone and fetched just under $10m at a Sotheby's auction4. 
 
Another deep-blue diamond from Cullinan was auctioned5 for $10.8m in 2012 and set a world record for the value per carat. 
 
In 1905, the renowned6 Star of Africa blue diamond - the world's second largest cut diamond - was discovered at the Cullinan mine. 
 
The pear-shaped 530-carat stone was presented to King Edward VII and became part of the British crown jewels.

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1 unearthed e4d49b43cc52eefcadbac6d2e94bb832     
出土的（考古）
参考例句：
  • Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
  • Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
2 saturation wCTzQ     
n.饱和(状态)；浸透
参考例句：
  • The company's sales are now close to saturation in many western countries.这家公司的产品销售量在许多西方国家已接近饱和。
  • Road traffic has reached saturation point.公路交通已达到饱和点。
3 coveted 3debb66491eb049112465dc3389cfdca     
adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图
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  • He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
  • Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 auction 3uVzy     
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
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  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
5 auctioned 1a9ab53832945db108ff2919e21fccc6     
v.拍卖( auction的过去式和过去分词 )
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  • It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off. 眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
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  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

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