AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from South Africa > Diamond (1.43 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 43628 |
Mineral: | Diamond (1.43 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal) |
Locality: | Free State (formerly Orange Free State), South Africa |
Description: | Triangular natural diamond crystal with flat crystal faces and pale brown color with a few dark inclusions and flaws. The triangular shape is due to twinning on the octahedral {111} plane following the Spinel law, known in the trade as a macle. |
Overall Size: | 9x8x2 mm |
Crystals: | 9 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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