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Diamonds are forever – in pictures

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A 170 carat pink diamond - nicknamed The Lulo Rose – has been mined in north-eastern Angola. AFP
The gemstone was unearthed at the Lulo mine in Angola's diamond-rich region. AFP
A Sotheby's employee shows The Pink Star diamond weighing 59.6 carats, the most valuable diamond ever to be sold at auction. AP
The Pink Star was sold in Hong Kong in 2017 for $71.2 million. AFP
An estimated 7-carat diamond was found in March 2013 near an undisclosed Angolan village not far from the Congolese border. Getty
Miner carries bags filled with excess earth in 2013 to expose the diamond-rich layers near the undisclosed village in Angola. Getty
Miners toiled at the Angolan site around the clock in March 2013, in a bid to unearth valuable diamonds. Getty

A 170 carat pink diamond - nicknamed The Lulo Rose – has been mined in north-eastern Angola. AFP

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