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Largest Gem Quality Diamond Ever Found In North America


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The largest gem-quality diamond ever found in North America is on display at the Smithsonian for three months in its rough, uncut state. 

“It's a really unusual chance for people to see this rare diamond,” says Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. “It isn't something that happens very often. This may be the only chance in your life to see such a thing.”

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Steve Thanks for posting......I personally think Diamonds  are out there to be found if You Know your Geology! Cheers from Club Med Balmy 40 degrees- IdahoG (see below):cool:

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Nice one Steve :)  I do hope the person who gets it keeps it original.

My own specimens have all had to come from rock and mineral shows and are itty bitty but who knows maybe I'll pick up a chunk like that one day in my pan.

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