Diamond

Locality: Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Note: The mineral species Diamond is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

Excellent, and very large, Diamond with terrific luster and a deep transluscent yellow color. It appears to have a tetrahexahedron habit or is perhaps a twinning of intergrown modified octohedra - i am not sure which ?! It is certainly sharply defined and showing an unusual number of faces. Anyways, it is big, pretty, and I think priced cheaply too. 1.2 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm

This photo has been shown 651 times

Photo added: 14th Sep 2005

View User Page & Photos

Mineral	and/or Locality
Search Google

Copyright © Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau 1993-2012. Site Map. Locality, mineral & photograph data are the copyright of the individuals who submitted them. Further information contact the Site hosted & developed by Jolyon Ralph. Mindat.org is an online information resource dedicated to providing free mineralogical information to all. Mindat relies on the contributions of hundreds of members and supporters. Mindat does not offer minerals for sale. If you would like to add information to improve the quality of our database, then click here to register.
Current server date and time: 15th Feb 2012 20:12:44