AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Diamond (5.79 carat octahedral crystal) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 36453 |
Mineral: | Diamond (5.79 carat octahedral crystal) |
Locality: | Mirny, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Siberia, Russia |
Description: | Large crystal of natural diamond with medium gray color and glassy crystal surfaces. The diamond is octahedral crystal form with complex stepping patterns on the crystal faces. Internally the crystal is translucent due to many cloudy inclusions. |
Overall Size: | 10x9x8 mm |
Crystals: | 10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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