CLIPPIR diamonds (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

CLIPPIR diamonds

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Examples of rough CLIPPIR diamonds from the Letseng mine, Lesotho. These are the same kinds of diamonds as the ones analyzed in this study. Largest stone is 91.07 carats.

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Photo by Robert Weldon; © GIA; courtesy of Gem Diamonds Ltd.

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