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The world's largest natural black diamond was sold for 3.16 million pounds, equivalent to 4.28 million dollars, during an auction held in the British capital, London.
Sotheby's said that this 55-faceted diamond, weighing 111.11 grams, was sold during an online auction that concluded yesterday, and the buyer used cryptocurrencies to pay for it.
This diamond was registered in 2004 as the largest natural diamond in the world, and then listed in the Guinness Book of Records in 2006 as the largest cut diamond in the world.
Unlike classic diamonds that are extracted from the ground, black diamonds are mostly found on the surface, indicating that they may come from outside the planet.
Today, this type of diamond can be found exclusively in Brazil and the Central African Republic and, by virtue of its composition, is very hard and almost impossible to cut and polish.
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