A very rare pink diamond has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years.
近日,安哥拉发现了一颗非常罕见的粉色钻石,据称这是300年来发现的最大粉钻。
"When you recover a large stone with that is pink in color, obviously the excitement is certainly elevated."
“当你开采出一块粉色大钻石的时候,兴奋感当然会大大提升。”
The diamond, called "Lulo Rose", is 170 carats, and was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine.
这颗钻石被起名为“卢洛玫瑰”,重达170克拉,是在卢洛冲积钻石矿发现的。
The mine's owner said the Lulo mine has already produced the two largest diamonds ever found in Angola.
矿主表示,卢洛钻石矿已经生产出安哥拉迄今为止发现的两颗最大的钻石。
Angola, located in central Africa, is one of the top 10 producers of diamonds in the world.
安哥拉位于非洲中部,是世界十大钻石生产国之一。
"I certainly believe it's going to be a very high value.
“当然了,我认为这块钻石的价值会非常高。
But when you get to these rare articles, you know, it's very difficult to put or understand what kind of premium might well be paid for this kind of stone."
不过当你遇到这些稀有物品时,很难想象或理解这些钻石的溢价能够达到多少。”
The pink diamond will be sold by international tender by the Angolan state diamond marketing company, Sodium.
据悉,这颗粉色钻石将由安哥拉国有钻石营销公司Sodium通过国际招标出售。