• pluggerslugs@piefed.social
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    4 days ago

    sell natural rough diamonds weighing 10.8 carats or more from the country’s state fund

    That’s probably the minimum size of the stones not the total weight they’re selling.

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      4 days ago

      Ah, you’re right, I misunderstood. A different article makes it a bit clearer that your interpretation is correct:

      an open domestic auction in Moscow on September 9 for natural diamonds weighing 10.8 carats (2.16 grams) or more.

      Although the wording is not that different… I just misread, I guess.