How much for the blood diamond?

January 26, 2007 7:52 PM

I just watched the film Blood Diamond and am currently wondering just how much would that very sought after diamond actually be sold for?

I've never even set foot inside a diamond store so I am clueless. it seems like it must be worth a lot, what with all the jungle trekking and blood shed.

I believe that pink diamonds are worth more... But like, how much are we talking here?

posted by dobie to Shopping (2 answers total)

It looks like the blood diamond was about the size of the hope diamond, or ~45 carats. This site reports a 27.2 carat diamond selling for $27,008 per carat, or
$734,617.6 total. Given that value per carat increases with number of carats a 45 carat diamond would be worth quite a bit, even without color.
posted by thrako at 9:02 PM on January 26, 2007

Dasein,
That's what thrako is saying, it would be worth even more than $27,008 per carat because it's larger. Also, geometrically = exponentially.
posted by Durin's Bane at 5:09 AM on January 27, 2007