Blue moon diamond unveiled in la

The rare "Blue Moon" diamond was unveiled in Los Angeles last week. The gem, which was found in South Africa's Cullinan mine, is now on display at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum as part of a Gem Vault exhibition, which will run until January 2015.

"Fancy vivid blue diamonds are extremely rare and the Blue Moon is no exception," Suzette Gomes, chief executive of Cora International, the supplier from whom the gem is on loan, told the press.

"It is a historic stone that is one of the rarest gems with this color and in this size to be found in recent history."

Cora purchased the 30-carat rough diamond for $26 million. it took six months to cut the 12-carat Blue Moon from it.

Source: China Post