Diamond

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
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Origin: Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
Origin: Sapphire designated fossicking land, Anakie, Queensland, Australia
Sample size: about 1 mm, 0.2 carat
Sample owner: Vic Cloete
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Vic Cloete 

 

Cyclic twin
  
 
  
 
 
  
Origin: South Africa
Sample size: 8 mm across (top), 4.75 mm on edge (2nd row), 4 mm on edge (3rd row), 4 mm on edge (4th row), 4 mm on edge (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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