Diamond var. Carbonado (4.23 carats) ex Burgess Coll

Bangui Region, Central African Republic
Thumbnail, 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Start Time: 01/27/2019 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/31/2019 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Diamonds are VERY RARE from this landlocked West African State. This lustrous, dark brown 4.23 carat euhedral diamond is a carbonado. Carbonado is a massive, opaque, gray, brown, or black variety of diamond used as an abrasive and in rock drill bits. Specimens are rarely available from ANY locality, since they are mined industrially and turned into powder! The value is in industrial purposes.

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