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Diamond (9.97 carat cubic crystal with 2.57 carat sawn slice showing the gem diamond center) from Mbuji-Mayi (Miba), 300 km east of Tshikapa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:	No. 55336
Mineral:	Diamond (9.97 carat cubic crystal with 2.57 carat sawn slice showing the gem diamond center)
Locality:	Mbuji-Mayi (Miba), 300 km east of Tshikapa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:	Translucent gray cubic natural diamond crystal with outer surfaces composed of many smaller microscopic crystal faces, plus a sawn 2.5 mm thick slice from a similar diamond crystal that shows how the centers of these diamonds are gem-grade.
Overall Size:	10x9x9 mm, 10x9x2.5 mm
Crystals:	10 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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