This gem is from out of this world. Literally.
Meet ‘The Enigma,’ a 555.55-carat black diamond that is going to be sold at an auction by Sotheby’s in February. The rare gem is believed to have come from outer space. According to the auction house’s jewelry specialist, Sophie Stevens, the diamond was formed in outer space. "With the carbonado diamonds, we believe that they were formed through extraterrestrial origins, with meteorites colliding with the Earth and either forming chemical vapor disposition or indeed coming from the meteorites themselves," she said.
The gem is expected to be sold for at least 5 million British pounds ($6.8 million).
Image credit: Kamran Jebreili/AP
*rare* *look*
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Hey, guys! Look! It's a big industrial diamond. That could really grind down and sharpen a lot of factory tools. But anyone who spends millions on this stone is a fool. Selling diamonds full of occlusions and debris to the public by calling them chocolate diamonds, whatever, is an advertiser's dream come true. Buy a clear diamond as in an optical grade diamond which is free of debris and you'll at least get a nice sparkler for your money. That black rock needs a toast. "Here's mud in your eye." There, I fixed it.
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