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Diamond (0.51 carat macle, twinned crystal) from Roraima Mine, Roraima (near the Venezuela border), Brazil

 
Diamond (0.51 carat macle, twinned crystal) from Roraima Mine, Roraima (near the Venezuela border), Brazil

Diamond (0.51 carat macle, twinned crystal) from Roraima Mine, Roraima (near the Venezuela border), Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 34915
Mineral:Diamond (0.51 carat macle, twinned crystal)
Locality:Roraima Mine, Roraima (near the Venezuela border), Brazil
Description:Flattened triangular macle (twin) crystal of colorless natural diamond. The crystal is Spinel-law twinned with the twin plane visible around the outer edges. The crystal faces have many triangular trigon crystallization patterns.
Overall Size:5.5x5x2 mm
Crystals:5.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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