| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Zimbabwe > Diamond (two book-matched polished slices with sector-zoned inclusions totaling 1.19 carats) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 59920 |
| Mineral: | Diamond (two book-matched polished slices with sector-zoned inclusions totaling 1.19 carats) |
| Locality: | Zimbabwe |
| Description: | Two large book-matched thin slices of a transparent natural diamond crystal that were polished on both sides to highlight the internal crystal sector zoning. The diamond sector zoning is caused by graphite-coated disk-crack-like defects. See upcoming Rocks and Minerals, March-April 2014 issue. |
| Overall Size: | 15x8x.02 mm each |
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| Archived: | For reference only |
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