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Shepard Yellow Diamond
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
This diamond has no visible flaws. Light interacting with impurities of nitrogen in the diamond's atomic arrangement cause the yellow color.
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Details
- Title: Shepard Yellow Diamond
- Location: Palabora B, South Africa, Africa
- Type: Gem
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- Weight: 18.30ct
- USNM Catalog Number(s): G3406
- Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Mineral Sciences
- Fassion: Cushion
- Color: Medium Green Yellow
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