Popigai Crater Impact Diamond | Arctic Siberia, Russia Natural Smokey Quartz by a South African dealer

by a South African dealer

The meteorites are named after the meandering Canyon Diablo river gorge

Widmanstätten patterns are created in space

since the has mine closed

This Gibeon meteorite fragment specimen is from an old collection we acquired

Popigai Crater Impact Diamond | Arctic Siberia, Russia Natural Smokey Quartz by a South African dealerPopigai 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, 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 5 x 4mm it's surprisingly large