Rare coloured gemstone, dubbed the ‘Lulo Rose’, is the fifth-largest diamond ever found at the African mine, according to its Australian-based owner

A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years.

Called the “Lulo Rose,” the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine in the diamond-rich Lunda Norte region of Angola, the mine’s owner, the Lucapa Diamond Company, said on Wednesday on its website.

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