Lesedi La Rona expected to fetch $70 million at auction

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The world's second-biggest diamond is up for auction. Its expected price: $70 million.

Lesedi la Rona is an 1109-carat diamond. It's the size of a tennis ball.

The gigantic diamond will be auctioned by Sotheby's in London next month.

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