The extremely rare diamond is also known as The Argyle Violet. The diamond will be the showcase of the 2016 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, the annual showcase of the rarest diamonds from the mine.
The 2.83ct Argyle Violet will be the centrepiece of the 2016 Argyle Pink #Diamonds Tender https://t.co/39NAeFbMTg pic.twitter.com/DIQ2pIiuMO
— Rio Tinto (@RioTinto) 3 May 2016
Rio Tinto Diamonds general manager of sales, Patrick Coppens said the Argyle Violet was "impossibly rare and limited by nature".
An interesting view of the Argyle Diamond Mine where rare pink diamonds are mined… Do you own one? #thisisWA pic.twitter.com/OTUOFPCQRT
— Aviair (@aviairwa) 8 March 2016
After that, private trade viewings of the diamond will commence in June before it travels to Copenhagen, Hong Kong and New York.
The Argyle mine accounts for 90% of the world's rare pink diamonds, yet over the last 32 years, just 12 carats of polished violet diamonds have been produced for its Tender.
