Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56247090" class="extiw" title="d:Q56247090"><span title="mineral collector and dealer">Robert M. Lavinsky</span></a></bdi> (CC BY-SA 3.0)
cubicuncommonNative Elements
Diamond
C
This image displays a rough, yellowish-brown diamond crystal, likely exhibiting an octahedral or dodecahedral habit, with a characteristic brilliant, adamantine luster.
Diamond Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
10Crystal System
cubicLuster
adamantineStreak Color
colorlessCleavage
perfect octahedral {111}Fracture
conchoidalSpecific Gravity
3.52Colors
colorless, yellow, brown, green, blue, pink, red, blackTransparency
transparentType Locality
Crater of Diamonds State Park (Arkansas Diamond Corp. Mine; Mauney Mine; Ozark Mine; Prairie Creek Lamproite), Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas, USAMineral Group
Native ElementsUses
jewelry, industrial abrasives, cutting tools, scientific instrumentsAssociated Minerals
garnet, olivine, pyroxene, chromite, ilmenite, phlogopiteRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Diamonds form deep within the Earth's mantle under immense pressure and high temperatures, subsequently brought to the surface by explosive volcanic eruptions through kimberlite or lamproite pipes, such as the Prairie Creek Lamproite where this specimen was found.
