Alrosa has announced that the large diamond retrieved on the Nyurbinskoye diamond placer earlier this month will bear the name of choreographer Boris Eifman, Rough & Polished reports.
This decision was made in commemoration of the 70-year anniversary of the Russian, who in 1977 established the Leningrad Ballet Ensemble.The Boris Eifman Diamond measures 42.11 by 34.26 by 16.07 mm, and is translucent with a grey hue.
The Nyurbinskaya placer deposit is localized in the immediate vicinity of the Nyurbinskaya pipe primary deposit, which is a source of diamonds. Sands from the deposit are processed in summer.
