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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 59831 |
| Mineral: | Diamonds (27 diamond crystals totaling 1.48 carats) |
| Locality: | Fuxian, Lianing Province, China |
| Description: | Collection of 27 small diamond crystals with varying color and crystal forms including several brown and yellow octahedrons and some colorless macles (triangular crystals twinned in the {111} plane). Weights average 0.0.5 carats each. Ex. Dr. Donald Miller collection; ex. Dr. Irene S. Leung, first to discover the presence of lonsdaleite in diamonds, Professor of Geology and Geography at Lehman College |
| Overall Size: | 1-2 mm |
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| Archived: | For reference only |
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