28.8 carats, G colour

will sell somewhere north of $5,000/carat.

these *are* my fingers, matt.

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Ranger Gord says:

Were you in a big thick walled vault behind a really thick steel vault door with a bunch of large men in sunglasses standing outside??
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

mafic says:

once you get in the office (which is no small feat), there's not a lot of visible security. cameras *everywhere* and they're constantly monitored, card readers at every door, and you only have access to certain areas depending on your clearance level.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

w9jim says:

I've always wanted a diamond crystal in my collection, though I could only afford a tiny one.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

cobalt123 says:

Wow, this is a gorgeous shot of a magnificent gem! Thanks for adding to our new Crystals (Geologic) group pool! And, welcome!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Orbital Joe says:

Yeah, I'm with Jim...Any diamond crystal I could afford, would probably be too small to photograph...
This one's a Beaut!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

mafic says:

I don't actually own this one, playing with the rough diamonds is an occasional job perk. the one I do own is rather small and not nearly so nice.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

ursonate says:

That's really, really nice. You can see right through it!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

theappraiserlady says:

This is beautiful! A great shot of a grand XTL! You can really see the trigons. Thanks for posting this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

adamantine says:

Really great shot! I am a big fan of Nikon Coolpix.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

babarara says:

i'm really impressed!!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

w9jim says:

Came back to look at this again and to add it to my Faves.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Norquest says:

= )
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

rockhoundblog says:

Hello, I have started a rockhound blog, and would love for you to give some input. I am trying to build a rockhound database for great spots to rockhound all across North America and around the world-so if travelling to a place, you can just search for the city and get maps/directions on where to look- and any help would greatly be appreciated! ALso I post interesting/cool finds, club news, educational how to's, really anything lapidary/rockhound. I put all my pics from my blog on here so you can do a search for rockhoundblog and my maps and pics will comeup :) ANyways check out my www.rockhoundblog.com and feel free to comment or submit anything for posting.

thanks for your time, Gary.
ps, I can put your Flickr or website url onto my blog so lots of rockhounds will check you out if you want :)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

mafic says:

feel free to post the url, I'll ponder the rest.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

thejeffhowe says:

Ahhhh, this is quite lovely - love to get one this large some day. The one I have has to be viewed through a microscope. lol Beautiful crystal and nice picture too.

I have a few stones at my site as well, though none as expensive as this one.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Kathy L. Harris says:

Wow! What a rock...very expensive rock.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

theappraiserlady says:

You are invited to add this photo to the Simply Diamonds group:

Simply Diamonds
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

robertmccornet says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Crystals and Planets, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

LeszekZadlo says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 100 + Viewed Best of Geology (Add 1, Award 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

SeaKurt says:

Very impressive, almost unfathomable to hold.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

A.W.A.N says:

Wonderful Shot. I would like to invite you to post your photo
in ~ Beautiful Capture Contest of Stones ~

Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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28.8 carats, G colour

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