AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Canada > Diamond (0.54 carat pale gray macle, twinned crystal) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 52128 |
Mineral: | Diamond (0.54 carat pale gray macle, twinned crystal) |
Locality: | Diavik Mine, East Island, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada |
Description: | Lustrous triangular macle diamond crystal with pale gray color (nearly colorless) with a dark inclusion in the center. Macle diamonds (macle=twin in French) are twinned following the Spinel Law on the {111} octahedral plane. |
Overall Size: | 6.5x5.5x2 mm |
Crystals: | 6.5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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