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Diamond (0.06 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal) from Fuxian, Lianing Province, China

 
Diamond (0.06 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal) from Fuxian, Lianing Province, China

Diamond (0.06 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal) from Fuxian, Lianing Province, China

Diamond (0.06 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal) from Fuxian, Lianing Province, China

Diamond (0.06 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal) from Fuxian, Lianing Province, China

Diamond (0.06 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal) from Fuxian, Lianing Province, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 60645
Mineral:Diamond (0.06 carat pale-brown macle, twinned crystal)
Locality:Fuxian, Lianing Province, China
Description:Lustrous pale-brown transparent diamond crystal with offset triangular shape due to twinning on the {111} plane following the Spinel Law of twinning, known in the trade as a Macle or Maccle. The diamond crystal has a few minor inclusions. 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:2.5x2.0x1.2 mm
Crystals:2.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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