Popigai Crater Impact Diamond | Arctic Siberia, Russia mineral specimen displaying its translucent clarity

displaying its translucent clarity

Size: 16 x 15 x 5mm

Due to its unique open lattice crystal structure and the nature of its atomic bonds

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Popigai Crater Impact Diamond | Arctic Siberia, Russia mineral specimen displaying its translucent clarityPopigai Crater Impact Diamond. This otherworldly gem is a gift from space. Millions of years ago, a meteorite struck the Earth in Northern Siberia, Russia, above the Arctic Circle. This ancient celestial event created a massive crater surrounded by diamonds, the Popigai Crater, known as Russia's Crater of Diamonds. Most Popigai Crater impact diamonds are very small, 0. 5 to 2mm. This impact diamond is a micro mount, but at 3. 5 x 3mm it's large for a