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Diamond in Kimberlite from Red Flag #2 Mine, Mengyin, Shandong Province, China

 
Diamond in Kimberlite from Red Flag #2 Mine, Mengyin, Shandong Province, China

Diamond in Kimberlite from Red Flag #2 Mine, Mengyin, Shandong Province, China

Diamond in Kimberlite from Red Flag #2 Mine, Mengyin, Shandong Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 75735
Mineral:Diamond in Kimberlite
Locality:Red Flag #2 Mine, Mengyin, Shandong Province, China
Description:Lustrous transparent pale-brown 3.0 mm diamond embedded in greenish kimberlite. The diamond is complex rounded form, with dodecahedral faces exhibiting slight striations when viewed under magnification. The diamond fluoresces bright white under LW UV. From my personal collection; originally acquired in 2004
Overall Size:8x5.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:3.0 mm
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