DESCRIPTION: | No. 73678
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Mineral: | Diamond (0.67 carat cuttable pale-yellow macle, twinned rough diamond)
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Locality: | Diavik Mine, East Island, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada |
Description: | Lustrous transparent pale-yellow (nearly colorless) natural rough diamond with triangular shape caused by twinning following the Spinel Law on the {111} octahedral plane. The diamond has convex faces with bright natural sparkle, with microscopic flaws. Fluoresces bright white under 365 nm LW UV illumination and phosphoresces orange when extinguished. Collected ca. 2014 |
Overall Size: | 6.7x6.5x2 mm |
Crystals: | 6.7 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |