The “Enigma,” a one-of-a-kind black diamond, was unveiled on Tuesday by Sotheby’s Dubai, which claims the enormous black jewel might have originated from space. The diamond will be auctioned off next month and is predicted to fetch more than $7 million USD. The Enigma, which has 55 facets and a precise cut weight of 555.55 carats, is said to be the biggest black diamond ever to have been cut.
The stone, known as lonsdaleite, is stronger and harder than a typical diamond. According to recent studies, the unusual mineral came to this country through a meteorite.
In addition, the authors of the study that was published on September 12 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences believe that the natural chemical process that led to the formation of lonsdaleite may provide insight into how to create extremely durable industrial components.
Not so sure it came from outer space Tim McCoy who is a curator of the meteorite collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. told NPR in an interview. “ Just at the Smithsonian alone, we have about 30,000 different meteorites. None of them contain anything like this. It’s millions of little crystals, all, like, a few microns in size, all stuck together to make this big 555-carat – what is really a rock more than a single crystal.” “The mysterious diamond is known as a carbonado, found only in Brazil and the Central African Republic.” “No one really knows how carbonadoes formed. Mccoy says it could have happened underground 4 billion years ago.”
In another Celebrity News update Fashion House ParisJewelry.com has started manufacturing new custom line of celebrity jewelry products.
