AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Diamond (0.02 carat colorless macle, twinned crystal) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 60640 |
Mineral: | Diamond (0.02 carat colorless macle, twinned crystal) |
Locality: | Fuxian, Lianing Province, China |
Description: | Lustrous colorless transparent diamond crystal with triangular shape due to twinning on the {111} plane following the Spinel Law of twinning, known in the trade as a Macle or Maccle. The diamond crystal has a few minor flaws visible under 20x. Ex. Dr. Donald Miller collection; ex. Dr. Irene S. Leung, first to discover the presence of lonsdaleite in diamonds, Professor of Geology and Geography at Lehman College |
Overall Size: | 2.3x2.0x0.6 mm |
Crystals: | 2.3 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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