10-carat blue diamond shines in Abu Dhabi

The diamond is expected to fetch $20 million. Pic/AP

A rare blue diamond was displayed on Tuesday at an exhibition of $100 million worth of the world's rarest diamonds in the United Arab Emirates' capital, Abu Dhabi.

The eight diamonds on display at the Sotheby's exhibition have a total weight of over 700 carats.

They include red, yellow, pink and colorless diamonds.

Visitors focused on the 10-karat blue diamond from South Africa, considered one of the most important blue diamonds discovered, to be auctioned off at $20 million in May.

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