Alrosa sells 6.21-carat fancy intense pink purple diamond

Alrosa has sold its 6.21-carat cushion cut fancy intense pink purple diamond to Larry West, a New York-based collector of exclusive pink diamonds. The stone originates from Yakutia, where it was discovered and polished by Alrosa. The GIA system for color-grading fancy color diamonds is designed to rate color strength with the intense and vivid colored diamonds being the most rare. The 8 grade intensity scale begins with very soft colors and progressively displays a richer color stone.