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Diamond from
Udachnaya-Vostochnaya pipe, Daldyn, Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia


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Udachnaya-Vostochnaya pipe, Daldyn, Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
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Description
Comments:Octahedral microdiamonds with additional faces in kimberlite.
Diamonds contain nitrogen and hydrogen impurities.
Carbon is from mantle origin.
(cf. D.A. Zedgenizov et al. , SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL
russian geology and geophysics, Vol. 44, № 9 September 2003 ).
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:[AmMin 84:993]
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diamond data
Locality Data:Click here to view Udachnaya-Vostochnaya pipe, Daldyn, Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
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